Look at these sentences:
Je n'ai plus d'encre dans mon stylo.
I have no ink left in my pen.
Tu n'as plus de lait.
You have no milk left.
Julie n'a plus de beurre.
Julie doesn't have any butter left.
Il n'a plus de billes.
He doesn't have any marbles left.
Vous n'avez plus de pommes à la maison.
You don't have any apples left at home.
Note also that when the object is countable (apples, marbles etc.), the -s remains at the end.
ATTENTION:
In this negative structure, you only use de or d' in front of a vowel or mute h.
See also Du, de la, de l', des all become de or d' in negative sentences (partitive articles)
Pronounciation Note: when plus has a negative meaning (no more), you never pronounce the final -s.
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Examples and resources
Il n'a plus de billes.
He doesn't have any marbles left.
Julie n'a plus de beurre.
Julie doesn't have any butter left.
Je n'ai plus d'encre dans mon stylo.
I have no ink left in my pen.
Tu n'as plus de lait.
You have no milk left.
Vous n'avez plus de pommes à la maison.
You don't have any apples left at home.
Q&A
Chris
Kwiziq community member
2/02/19
Je ne vais plus à Paris. -- I don't go to Paris anymore.
Dylan
Kwiziq community member
4/02/19
Merci Chris :)
Ahmadullah
Kwiziq community member
14 December 2018
2 replies
Hi
how we can say this exemple :this,that don't have more petrol.
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
21/12/18
Hi Ahmadullah,
Not sure what you are asking , could you be more precise?
Angie
Kwiziq community member
14/02/19
Sorry for inserting myself into this conversation. But, I believe the question might have been 'how to say, "We don't have gas/gasoline/petro/petroleum anymore." Is that Nous n'avons plus de gasoline?
Chris
Kwiziq community member
22/10/18
Hi Roy,
Translating between languages isn't a mathematical science. The upshot is that the sentence Je n'ai plus de billes carries the same meaning as the English "I don't have anymore marbles" or "I don't have anymore marbles left". Either of those English versions would translate to the same French sentence.
Roy
Kwiziq community member
22/10/18
Chris
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22/10/18
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
11/10/18
Bonjour Mouse !
As stated in the lesson, with that negative structure (no more left), the articles follow the established rule of becoming de or d' .
Have a look at the related lesson:
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/the-partitive-article-in-negative-sentences
I hope that's helpful!
Bonne journée !
Dylan
Kwiziq community member
31/01/19
Thank you Aurélie. But, do you know the reason why de is used always even for plurals instead of des? It's not intuitive for me.
Chris
Kwiziq community member
8/01/18
helen
Kwiziq community member
8/01/18
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
6/02/18
Hi Helen,
It is incorrect to say what you suggest for, She doesn't have any milk left .
You would say , Elle n'a plus de lait or even, Elle n'a plus du tout de lait.
For the double negatives using aucun here are a couple of examples using ne plus and aucun , Elle n'a plus aucun respect pour lui, or, Elle n'a plus aucun ami, which will translate as, She has no respect left for him whatsoever, She has no friends left whatsoever.
Hope this helps!
helen
Kwiziq community member
6/02/18
Aurélie
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18/04/17
Rod
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20/04/17
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1/08/16
Phil
Kwiziq community member
15 April 2019
1 reply
Hello, I don't see any reference to "Il y a" so just to check. Can you say: "In n'y a plus de pommes?"
ou avec "exister"
"Il n'existe plus de chocolat?
Sorry, I pressed enter on previous question, please ignore.
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
16 April 2019
16/04/19
Hi Phil
Il n'y a plus de pommes /de chocolat/de beurre
is correct...