Ne (en. Born)

[nə]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

particle

English: Indicates the negation of a sentence.

English: I do not know.

Je ne sais pas.

English: Used with a verb to express refusal.

English: He will not come.

Il ne viendra pas.

English: Can be used to form a negative interrogative sentence.

English: Hasn't he finished?

N'a-t-il pas fini?

English: Derived from the Latin 'non', meaning 'not'.

English: ne... never

English: Indicates that an action never occurs.

ne... jamais

English: ne... nothing

English: Indicates that there is nothing.

ne... rien

English: ne... no one

English: Indicates that there is no one.

ne... personne

English: negation

English: Action of denying or affirming the opposite.

négation

English: no

English: Particle that indicates negation.

non

English: none

English: Who has no value or existence.

nul

English: Familiar expression of rejection.

English: He told me that I would not go out tonight.

Il m'a dit que je ne sortirais pas cette nuit.

English: Tool to dramatize a negation.

English: She really does not want to go.

Elle ne veut vraiment pas y aller.