Articles in negative sentences in French
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Articles in negative sentences
positive sentence | negative sentence |
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Indefinite articles - for quantities we can count | |
Il a un frère He has a brother Il a une sĹur He has a sister Il a des enfants He has some children | Il nâa pas de frère He doesnât have a brother Il nâa pas de sĹur He doesnât have a sister Il nâa pas dâenfant He doesnât have any children |
Partitive articles (some/any) - for uncountable quantities | |
Il y a du cafĂŠ There is some coffee Il y a de lâeau There is some water Il y a des problèmes There are some problems | Il nây a pas de cafĂŠ There isnât any coffee Il nây a pas dâeau There isnât any water Il nây a pas de problèmes There arenât any problems |
Notes:
• After câest the articles don’t change form in negative sentences.
• After câest the articles don’t change form in negative sentences.
- Câest de la viande, ça ? - Mais non, ce nâest pas de la viande, câest du soja !
-Is that meat? -No, it’s not meat, it’s soybean!
- C’est un tableau de Renoir ? - Non, ce n’est pas un tableau de Renoir, c’est un tableau de Matisse.
-Is that a Renoir painting? -No, it’s not a Renoir painting, it’s a Matisse.
-Is that meat? -No, it’s not meat, it’s soybean!
- C’est un tableau de Renoir ? - Non, ce n’est pas un tableau de Renoir, c’est un tableau de Matisse.
-Is that a Renoir painting? -No, it’s not a Renoir painting, it’s a Matisse.
• Definite articles (le, la, les) don’t change in negative sentences.
- Tu aimes le foot ? - Non, je n’aime pas le foot.
-Do you like football? -No, I don’t like football.
-Do you like football? -No, I don’t like football.

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