French Negations Overview

This is the French Negations Overview.

The French negations are ordered according to the CEFR level scale.

What Are Negations?

Negations are words that express the opposite of a word or sentence. Some famous negations are no, not, and never. 

Here are some examples:

I will say yes. I will say no.

I am here. I am not here.

I am always here. I am never here.

When you want to make something negative, you will use a negation.

 

Learning Path

In A1 you will learn about the beginner’s principles of French negations

In A2 you will learn about the elementary principles of French negations.

In B1 you will learn about the intermediate principles of French negations.

In B2 you will learn about the upper intermediate principles of French negations.

French a1: negations

ne (verb) pas

[not]

ne (verb) jamais

[never]

non plus

[neither/nor]

Negating reflexive verbs

Negating with partitive articles (du/de la/de l’/des become de/d’)

Negating indefinite articles (un/une become de/d’)

Negating with two verbs

French a2: negations

ne… acune(e)

[none]

ne…ni…ni

[neither…nor]

ne…pas assez (de)

[not enough (of)]

ne…pas du tout

[not at all]

ne…pas encore

[not yet]

ne…pas non plus

[not…either]

ne…personne

[no one/nobody]

ne…plus

[no more]

ne…que

[only]

ne…rien

[nothing]

Position of direct and indirect object pronouns

How to negate compound tenses

French B1: negations

aucun(e) (verb) ne

[none of them] 

ne (verb) nulle part

[nowhere]

personne ne…

[no one]

rien ne…

[nothing]

Negations with reflexive verbs in compound tenses

French B2: negations

Negation with infinitives in indirect speech