Une série addictive : negation with 'ne ... pas de' and 'ne ... ni ... ni ...'
I can understand and use negative structures to enhance description of a TV series.
Une série addictive : negation with 'ne ... pas de' and 'ne ... ni ... ni ...'
I can understand and use negative structures to enhance description of a TV series.
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Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Indefinite articles (un, une, des) and partitive articles (du, de la, de l', des) change to 'de' after a negative.
- [i] sounds like midi.
- The negative structure 'ne ... ni ... ni ...' means 'neither ... nor'.
Keywords
Negation - two elements, e.g. 'ne … pas' around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Indefinite article - the words 'un', 'une' and 'des' meaning 'a/an', 'some'
Partitive article - the words 'du', 'de la', 'de l’' and 'des' meaning 'some'
Common misconception
Indefinite and partitive articles are used after negative structures.
After a negative structure has been used, indefinite and partitive articles replaced by 'de', e.g. 'je n'ai pas de pain'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
regarde pas
regardes pas
regardons pas
regardez pas
regardent pas