ne
Notes
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
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Englishnot (part 1, before a vowel sound) | Frenchn’ | Learn |
See also
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Englishnot (part 2) | Frenchpas | Learn |
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Englishany more | Frenchplus | Learn |
Examples of "not (part 1)" in use
There are 85 examples of the French word for "not (part 1)" being used:| Recording | English | French | Learn |
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EnglishI’m not married. | FrenchJe ne suis pas marié. | Learn |
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EnglishI don’t understand. | FrenchJe ne comprends pas. | Learn |
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EnglishNo, I don’t understand. | FrenchNon, je ne comprends pas. | Learn |
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EnglishI don’t understand you. | FrenchJe ne vous comprends pas. | Learn |
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EnglishOh! He will not bother you. | FrenchOh ! Il ne va pas vous déranger. | Learn |
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EnglishOh! I will not bother you. | FrenchOh ! Je ne vais pas vous déranger. | Learn |
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EnglishOh! She’s not going to bother you. | FrenchOh ! Elle ne va pas vous déranger. | Learn |
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EnglishI do not understand the sentence. | FrenchJe ne comprends pas la phrase. | Learn |
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EnglishOh! I wouldn’t want to bother you. | FrenchOh ! Je ne voudrais pas vous déranger. | Learn |
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Englishdoesn’t know | Frenchne connait pas | Learn |
