Negation 2 is the forty-eighth skill in the language tree for French on Duolingo. It has three lessons and teaches how to form other kinds of negatives in French.
Grammar Notes[]
New Negatives[]
This skill teaches many new kinds of negatives. Note that any time you use a negative in French, you have to have the particle ne before the verb.
Prefix in-[]
The prefix in- in words such as inutile is similar to the English "un-" in that it negates the word, creating an opposite. If the prefix comes before a word beginning with "p" or "m" it becomes im- (see impossible) and if it comes before "r" or "l" it matches that letter (for example irresponsable and illetré).
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- rien = nothing
- personne = no one, nobody
- ne...plus = no more, not anymore
- ne...jamais = never
- ni...ni... = neither...nor...
- impoli = impolite
- ne...pas du tout = not at all
Lesson 2[]
- irresponsable = irresponsible
- ne...plus rien = nothing else
- ne...plus personne = nobody else
- impossible = impossible
- ne...plus jamais = never again
- si = yes to a no question
- ne...pas encore = not yet
Lesson 3[]
- inconnu = unknown
- injuste = unfair
- inutile = useless
- ne...pas non plus = neither (as in "Neither do I")
- ne...nulle part = nowhere
- ne...encore rien = still nothing
- incroyable = incredible
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/fr/Verneinungen-2
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