how to form the negative in french le négatif the negative: le négatif
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How to form the negative in French
The negative: Le négatifLe négatif
Two words: NeNe & PasPas
Je nene veux pas pas == I don’t want
Je ne peux pas = I cannot
Why an apostrophy?Why an apostrophy?
Je aime Je aime → j’aime→ j’aime Almost every word that consists of a Almost every word that consists of a
consonant sound consonant sound followed by followed by the letter the letter
ee is contracted when in front of a word is contracted when in front of a word that begins with a that begins with a vowel soundvowel sound. .
Je Je nene aime aime paspas = je = je n’n’aime aime paspas
Practice! Pratique!Pratique!
Make these verbs negative:Make these verbs negative:
Je veux Je veux (I want)(I want)
Je peux Je peux (I can)(I can)
Je voudrais Je voudrais (I would like)(I would like)
J’aime J’aime (I like)(I like)