N’avez (en. Don't have)

/n'avɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates the absence of possession.

You do not have a car.

Vous n'avez pas de voiture.

Expresses a necessity or an obligation.

You do not have the right to speak here.

Vous n'avez pas le droit de parler ici.

Can be used to ask a question.

Did you not understand?

N'avez-vous pas compris ?

Contraction of 'ne' and 'avez', from the verb 'to have'.

Don't you have a little time?

Question about availability.

N'avez-vous pas un peu de temps ?

Aren't you cold?

Request for confirmation about feeling the temperature.

N’avez-vous pas froid ?

Have you never tried?

Inquiry about a past experience.

N’avez-vous jamais essayé ?

to have

Verb that means to possess.

avoir

to possess

To have something as one's own.

posséder

to hold

To maintain or keep something in one's possession.

détenir

Bad luck

You have no luck.

Tu n’as pas de chance.

Nothing at all

You have nothing at all.

Tu n’as rien du tout.