N'est-elle (en. Isn't she)

/nɛt ɛl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adverb

Used to ask a question about the state or nature of a woman.

Isn’t she happy with her new job?

N'est-elle pas contente de son nouveau travail ?

Form also used in rhetorical phrases.

Isn’t she the most beautiful of them all?

N'est-elle pas la plus belle de toutes ?

To contradict an assertion about a woman.

But isn’t she the one who won the prize?

Mais n'est-elle pas celle qui a gagné le prix ?

Contraction of 'isn't' and the pronoun 'she'.

isn’t she

Expression used to express doubt or affirmation.

n'est-elle pas

isn’t it

A term used to ask for confirmation.

n'est-ce pas

she

Feminine personal pronoun.

elle

to be

Verb used to express existence or state.

être

negation

The action of denying something.

négation

An indirect way to question a woman's attitude.

When you say you saw her, isn’t she with him?

Quand tu dis que tu l’as vue, n'est-elle pas avec lui ?