N'a-t-elle (en. Hasn't she)

/na tɛl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

She does not have something or a certain state.

Didn’t she finish her work?

N'a-t-elle pas fini son travail ?

Used to ask a question regarding an action in the feminine form.

Didn’t she receive the message?

N'a-t-elle pas reçu le message ?

Used to express the absence of an action in the feminine form.

Why didn’t she participate in the meeting?

Pourquoi n'a-t-elle pas participé à la réunion ?

Contracted form of 'n'a' and 't-elle', where 'n'a' is a contraction of 'ne a' (negation) and 't-elle' is an inversion to form a question.

Wasn’t she informed?

Wonders about her level of information.

N'a-t-elle pas été informée ?

Didn’t she understand?

Asks if she grasped the idea.

N'a-t-elle pas compris ?

Why didn’t she answer?

Questions a lack of response.

Pourquoi n'a-t-elle pas répondu ?

she

Feminine pronoun in the third person.

elle

to have

Verb meaning to possess or hold.

avoir

not

Negation particle.

Familiar way to inquire about an absence.

Didn’t she say she would come?

N'a-t-elle pas dit qu'elle viendrait ?

Expression used to convey an inability to understand.

Didn’t she catch the message?

N'a-t-elle pas capté le message ?