In negative sentences we only use de?

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In negative sentences we only use de?

I mean, if I want to express I don't have any pommes, is it "Je n'ai pas de pommes",or "des pommes"? That is to say, when there is a negative sentence, the only partitive article I need to use is de, is that right?
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LauraNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer
Yes, that's correct.
lucieeee z. asked:

In negative sentences we only use de?

I mean, if I want to express I don't have any pommes, is it "Je n'ai pas de pommes",or "des pommes"? That is to say, when there is a negative sentence, the only partitive article I need to use is de, is that right?

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