Level 64 - Negatives

In Level 17 we learnt about the ne pas 'not' construction which allows us to change a positive statement to a negative one, e.g. je suis ici 'I am here' but je ne suis pas ici 'I am not here'. Ne ... pas (or n' before a vowel) 'not' is the most common negative construction but there are several others, including ones which are not negative in English. You should be able to use pas and at least recognise Here is a list of the negative phrases you need to know together with their meanings:

As we learnt in Level 17, if you want to convey the idea of 'any' after a negative, do not use un, une, du, de la, de l' or des. Instead use just de (or d' before a vowel or silent h).

Examples