I wonder if we can do the same before verbs starting by a vowel, because in this case n would change the sound a bit.
For example:
- Je n'aime pas de chiens
- J'aime pas de chiens
I wonder if we can do the same before verbs starting by a vowel, because in this case n would change the sound a bit.
For example:
- Je n'aime pas de chiens
- J'aime pas de chiens
In normal everyday speech ne/n’ is regularly dropped in the negations. In normal written French, ne/n’ are not dropped. Of course, texting etc is a whole different ball game again !
Bonjour Phùc,
To supplement Maarten's answer:
Written / formal / everyday : Je n'aime pas les chiens
Everyday / two good friends talking etc : J'aime pas les chiens
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée
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