Negation in french

Sheetal S.A1Kwiziq community member

I have read earlier that while doing negation in avoir we should change the articles into de for example.. J'ai un Stylo

Je n'ai pas de Stylo. Then how to follow this rule while using verbs

Asked 5 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Sheetal,

I think what you are thinking of is in the following Kwiziq lesson -

It is nothing to do with the verb 'avoir' but with ne ---pas

This also applies after un, une :

J'achète un camembert -------> Je n'achète pas de camembert

J'ai un bureau ------> Je n'ai pas de bureau

etc.

Hope this helps!

Like05 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

You mean verbs other than avoir? Can you give me an example of where you're unsure how to form the negative?

Like05 years ago

I have read earlier that while doing negation in avoir we should change the articles into de for example.. J'ai un Stylo

Je n'ai pas de Stylo. Then how to follow this rule while using verbs

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