Negative Sentences in French
La forme négative in French involves specific structural changes to affirmative sentences. This section explores the transformation of positive statements into their negative counterparts.
Highlight: In French negative sentences, the indefinite article un,une,des changes to "de" or "d'" in the negative form.
Examples of negative sentence transformations:
- Je bois de l'eau → Je ne bois pas d'eau
- Je mange du riz → Je ne mange pas de riz
- Je mange de la salade → Je ne mange pas de salade
- Je mange des pommes → Je ne mange pas de pommes
Example: "Je bois du café" Idrinkcoffee becomes "Je ne bois pas de café" Idon′tdrinkcoffee in the negative form.
These examples demonstrate how la négation en français affects articles and partitive expressions in sentences.
The Pronoun "En" in French
Le pronom EN is a versatile pronoun in French that replaces nouns to avoid repetition. It typically means "of it" or "of them" and is placed after the subject but before the verb in a sentence.
Definition: "En" is used to replace expressions of quantity or nouns preceded by "de" or partitive articles.
Examples of using "en":
- J'ai deux enfants → J'en ai deux Ihavetwoofthem
- Elle a bu du café → Elle en a bu Shedranksomeofit
Vocabulary: "En" can replace various expressions including "de + noun", "du", "de la", "de l'", and "des".