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Posted by Chester Morton / Thursday 9 February 2017 / No comments
Indefinite articles with ne...pas
The
definite article le/la/les is always retained after
ne... pas.
Je n’ai pas les bonnes adresses. I don’t have the right
addresses.
Tu n’as pas le livre d’Antoine? Don’t you have Antoine’s
book?
The
indefinite article un/une/des is never dropped
after the negation of the verb être.
Ce n’est pas un vin rouge. This isn’t
a red wine. It’s white.
Il est blanc.
Ce ne sont pas des touristes. Those aren’t tourists.
Il
y a... (There is . . . , There are . . . )
The
expression il y a (there is, there are) points out people,
ideas, or objects. Il y a is invariable (does not change) in the plural.
Il y a des problèmes dans There are problems
in this
ce
document. document.
Il y a un médecin
dans la salle? Is there a doctor in the
room (hall)?
Il y a une touriste devant There’s a tourist
in front of
le musée. the museum.
Il y a des
arbres
dans le parc. There are trees in the park.
Note
:
The negative of il y a is il n’y a pas de/d’, this may be followed
by a singular or plural noun.
Il n’y a
pas d’arbres
dans There
aren’t any trees in my
mon
jardin. garden
(yard).
Il n’y a
pas de restaurant
ouvert? Isn’t there an open
restaurant
(a
restaurant that’s open)?
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