ne ... rien du tout?

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ne ... rien du tout?

Hello,

I have a question relating the position of the words.

1. There's an example with ne ... jamais rien = never ... anything : "Il n'a jamais rien fait" --> is this correct or should it be "Il n'a jamais fait rien" ?

2. Now with ne ... rien du tout = anything at all, I found this expression on deepL and I don't know if it's correct or how to position the words. For example, I want to say: "She didn't say anything at all". Should it be:

a) Elle n'a rien dit du tout

b) Elle n'a rien du tout dit

More examples would be very much appreciated.

Thank you.

This question relates to:French lesson "Ne ... rien = Nothing (French Negations)"

Asked 1 year ago

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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Thy,

Elle n'a rien dit du tout

Elle n'a dit rien du tout

Hope this helps!

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ne ... rien du tout?

Hello,

I have a question relating the position of the words.

1. There's an example with ne ... jamais rien = never ... anything : "Il n'a jamais rien fait" --> is this correct or should it be "Il n'a jamais fait rien" ?

a) Elle n'a rien dit du tout

b) Elle n'a rien du tout dit

More examples would be very much appreciated.

Thank you.

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