N'avez-vous (en. Don't you have)

/n'avez vu/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Used to ask a question addressing one or more people.

Haven't you received my message?

N'avez-vous pas reçu mon message?

Form of inversion in French for questions.

Have you never visited Paris?

N'avez-vous jamais visité Paris?

The use of 'n’avez-vous' can indicate surprise or insistence.

Have you really forgotten?

N'avez-vous réellement oublié?

Derived from 'avoir' with an inversion to form a question.

haven't you

Expression used to seek confirmation about something.

n'avez-vous pas

have you never

Used to express astonishment regarding a situation.

n'avez-vous jamais

don't you feel

Request for an opinion on a feeling or an opinion.

n'avez-vous pas l'impression

avez

Second person plural of the verb 'avoir'.

avez

n'avoir

Negative form of the verb 'avoir'.

n'avoir

vous

Second person plural personal pronoun.

vous

Tension or insistence in the question.

Haven't you understood that it was important?

N'avez-vous pas compris que c'était important?

Suggests a form of reproach.

Haven't you heard what they said?

N'avez-vous pas entendu ce qu'ils ont dit?