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Diego M.C1Kwiziq community member

Question error or...?

''Mathilde a rentré la voiture avant qu'il ne pleuve.'''means:
Why is it "...qu'il ne pleuve." as opposed to "qu'il pleuve."?Mathilde put the car away before it rained.

This question relates to:French lesson "Rentrer can be used with avoir or être in compound tenses depending on its meaning in French (Le Passé Composé)"

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Ryan is correct: the ne explétif is a stylistic element which doesn't function as a negation (note that there is no matching pas). It is required with some phrases such as avant que. You'll encounter several dedicated lessons to this topic in due course.

Avant que + ne explétif + Le Subjonctif = Before I do

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Ryan M.B2Kwiziq community member

C'est le « ne explétif » - ce n'est pas utilisé pas pour rendre une phrase négatif, mais pour souligner ce qui le précède. C'est d'habitude utilisé au subjonctif.

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Diego M. asked:

Question error or...?

''Mathilde a rentré la voiture avant qu'il ne pleuve.'''means:
Why is it "...qu'il ne pleuve." as opposed to "qu'il pleuve."?Mathilde put the car away before it rained.

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