Before I heard / avant que je n'aie attendu ?

William S.C1KwizIQ community member

Before I heard / avant que je n'aie attendu ?

Hi. In a Kwiz this was the question:

Avant que je n'________ le bruit, je dormais à poings fermés.

The answer was aie entendu.

Can someone please explain the n' that's in there?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate verbs in the subjunctive past in French (Le Subjonctif Passé)"

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Cécile J.A1KwizIQ Q&A super contributorCorrect answer

Hi William,

It is called 'ne explétif' and you will have encountered it with negatives. Here it is because of the use 'avant que' and we have a lesson devoted to this, so please take a look at it -

Avant que + ne explétif + the subjunctive mood (Le Subjonctif) = Before I do in French

Bonne Continuation !

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William S.C1KwizIQ community member

Thank you Cécile !

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