Je veux ne pas voler. - I want not to steal.
ne goes before any pronoun relating to the verb it affects.
Je ne le vole pas. - I am not stealing it.
Examples
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Negation Formation Examples Exemples de formation de négation
Il est avocat.
He is [a] lawyer.
Il n'est pas avocat.
He is not [a] lawyer.
Nous faisons nos devoirs.
We are doing our homework.
Nous ne faisons pas nos devoirs.
We are not doing our homework.
Je joue du piano.
I play the piano.
Je ne joue pas du piano.
I do not play the piano.
Vous vendez votre voiture.
You sell your car.
Vous ne vendez pas votre voiture.
You do not sell your car.
Negation of Indefinite Articles
The indefinite articles un, une, and des change to de (or d?) when negating a sentence.
J'ai un livre. - I have a book.
Je n'ai pas de livre. - I don't have any book.
J'ai des livres. - I have some books.
Je n'ai pas de livres. - I don't have any books.
Examples
Il est belge..
He is Belgian.
Il n'est pas belge.
He is not Belgian.
Nous lisons un livre.
We read a book.
Nous ne lisons pas de livre. We do not read a book.
Je mange une cerise.
I eat a cherry.
Je ne mange pas de cerise. I do not eat a cherry.
G: Contractions
Contractions have been discussed previously in the form of elision. They are a combination of two or more consecutive words that have been integrated into the language, for example, aujourd'hui.
A common contraction occurs with the words à (at) and de (from), when combined with the definite pronouns le and les. The definite pronoun la remains in full form.
à + le = au
à + les = aux
de + le = du
de + les = des
The contractions do not occur with the la, or with any contracted pronoun: à + la = à la
à + l' = à l'
de + la = de la
de + l' = de l'
V: Weather - Le temps
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Weather Le temps[20]
General
Cloudy Weather
le nuage
cloud
le soleil
sun
Il y a des nuages.
It's cloudy.
lit: There are some clouds.
le ciel
sky
nuageux(-euse)
cloudy
couvert(e)(s)
overcast, lit: covered
Warm Weather
l'éclaircie (f)
clearing, break (in clouds)
Il fait beau
It's nice.
Cold and Windy Weather
Il fait chaud.
It's warm.
Il fait froid.
It's cold.
Le ciel est dégagé.
The sky is clear.
le vent
wind
Le ciel se dégage.
