N'avons (en. We don't have)

/n'a.vɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Negative form of the verb 'to have' in the first person plural.

We don't have time to discuss.

Nous n'avons pas de temps pour discuter.

Used to indicate absence or non-possession.

We have never visited this city.

Nous n'avons jamais visité cette ville.

Can also mean that we are not doing something.

We haven't managed to finish the project.

Nous n'avons pas réussi à terminer le projet.

From the verb 'to have' in French, conjugated in the first person plural with the negation 'ne... pas'.

We have no choice

We are obliged to do something.

Nous n'avons pas le choix

We have nothing

We own nothing.

Nous n'avons rien

We don't have time

We do not have time.

Nous n'avons pas le temps

to have

Verb expressing possession.

avoir

possession

State of holding something.

possession

absence

State of being missing or not present.

absence

We don't have

We don't have money to go out.

On n'a pas d'argent pour sortir.

We have nothing

We have nothing to say.

On n'a rien à dire.