Look at these negatives sentences:
Je n'aime plus Théo.
I don't love Théo any more.
I no longer love Théo.
I love Théo no more.
Il ne nage plus le lundi.
He doesn't swim on Mondays any more.
Les oiseaux ne viennent plus dans cet arbre.
The birds don't come in this tree any more/longer ...
To express "not any more / no longer" in French, you use "ne ... plus". You put 'ne' (or n' when before a vowel or a silent 'h') before the verb and 'plus' after the verb.
Note that when "plus" has a negative meaning (no more), you don't pronounce the final 's', except when you do the liaison with a vowel following ('z' sound)
Jennifer
Kwiziq community member
7 October 2017
3 replies
The pronunciation of plus
Apart from when liaison occursas mentioned in this lesson, when is the s pronounced in plus. Confused.
Ron
Kwiziq community member
9 October 2017
9/10/17
While Aurélie does an excellent job in providing the pronunciation rule, I have located a couple of other sites that, perhaps, can give you some added insight:
https://frenchmoments.eu/pronunciation-of-french-adverb-plus-when-to-sound-the-s/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvc6KpW7jfw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7nTsxUy30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaA8pcL8LeQ
https://www.thoughtco.com/learn-french-expressions-with-plus-4084866
I, too, have difficulty in remembering exactly when to pronounce the «-s».
I hope you find these helpful.
J'espère que ma réponse vous aiderait.
Bonne chance et bonne continuation dans vos études en français, la langue de Molière et qui a été utilisé par le monde français depuis l’époque d’Hugues Capet
Chris
Kwiziq community member
17 October 2017
17/10/17
Plus de messages (with silent s) = no more messages
Plus de messages (with s pronounced) = more messages
In this case you can't devine the meaning unless you know the context or you hear it spoken.
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
Jennifer
Kwiziq community member
18 October 2017
18/10/17