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Les articles et la négation

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Les articles et la négation

positive sentence	negative sentence
Indefinite articles - for quantities we can count
Il a un frère He has a brother Il a une sœur He has a sister Il a des enfants He has some children	Il n’a pas de frère He doesn’t have a brother Il n’a pas de sœur He doesn’t have a sister Il n’a pas d’enfant He doesn’t have any children
Partitive articles (some/any) - for uncountable quantities
Il y a du café There is some coffee Il y a de l’eau There is some water Il y a des problèmes There are some problems	Il n’y a pas de café There isn’t any coffee Il n’y a pas d’eau There isn’t any water Il n’y a pas de problèmes There aren’t any problems

Notes:
• After c’est the articles don’t change form in negative sentences.

- C’est de la viande, ça ? - Mais non, ce n’est pas de la viande, c’est 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.

• 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.

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