"not (part 1)" in French

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To say "not" in French, we use "ne" (as part 1) and pas (as part 2), making together ne pas. These two words are usually split up, with other words in between. For example, ne connait pas (doesn’t know), Le chauffeur ne connait pas la route. (The driver doesn’t know the road).

This word "ne" is also used for other negative forms, e.g. ne rien (nothing), ne jamais (never), ne plus (no longer).

Summary

The French translation for “not (part 1)” is ne.

Pronounced the same

Recording	English	French	Learn
	not (part 1, before a vowel sound)	n’	Learn

Recording	English	French	Learn
	not (part 2)	pas	Learn
	any more	plus	Learn

Examples of "not (part 1)" in use

There are 83 examples of the French word for "not (part 1)" being used:

English	French	Learn
not (part 1, before a vowel sound)	n’	Learn
not	ne pas	Learn
not any more	ne plus	Learn
have you not	n’avez-vous pas	Learn
I do not like it.	Ça ne me plaît pas.	Learn
don’t know; am not aware (1st person singular)	ne sais pas	Learn
never (negative)	ne jamais	Learn
people don’t work	on ne travaille pas	Learn
The cake won’t taste good.	Le gâteau ne sera pas bon.	Learn
I don’t speak French	je ne parle pas le français	Learn