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Negation

ne ... pas

Wrap the verb in ne ... pas

ne before and pas after the verb.

💬 Examples
Je ne parle pas.
I don't speak.
📝 ne ... pas around the verb
Il n'est pas là.
He is not here.
📝 ne → n' before a vowel
ne becomes n' before a vowel

Elision before vowels and silent h.

💬 Examples
Je n'aime pas.
I don't like (it).
📝 n' before 'aime'
On ne sait pas.
We don't know.
📝 ne kept before a consonant
Other negatives replace pas

ne...jamais (never), ne...rien (nothing), ne...plus (no longer).

💬 Examples
Je ne mange jamais.
I never eat.
📝 ne ... jamais
Il ne fait rien.
He does nothing.
📝 ne ... rien