N'avoir plus de = To have none left (negation)

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.

Thanks guys. My problem was that my answer to a recent kwiz question was determined, not "right" because I "left" out the "left". Lol. Salut

I empathize with you. It is, after all, just a dumb computer comparing strings of letters without regard for their meaning. 

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 !

That sounds wrong to my ears, Helen. "Aucun" refers to countable objects. But: Elle n'a aucune de bouteilles de lait. -- She hasn't got any milk bottles. Elle n'a plus de bouteilles de lait. -- She has no more milk bottles. Elle n'a pas de bouteilles de lait. -- She has no milk bottles. In this examples the bottles of milk are individually countable and therefore "aucune" works in this case. But I don't think you can use "aucune" and "plus" together. -- Chris (not a native speaker).

Thank you, Chris... I was also looking for Aucun/e in the double negative lesson and didn't find it. I really appreciate your help.

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!

 

 

Really clear,Cecile-- Thank you!

Bonjour Rod ! Do you mean "Je n'ai pas de questions." ? :)

Bien sur!

Very close: il n'y a - don't forget the space between y and a.

Bonjour Chris! You would say: "Je n'AI plus d'eau.". "a" is the verb form for "il/elle/on" : e.g. "Il n'a plus d'eau." A bientôt !

Bonjour John,

This is a very interesting question.
You could indeed form the following question:
"N'as-tu plus d'argent ?"
But you could also use "As-tu encore de l'argent ?" which would be "Do you still have some money?".

I hope that's helpful!

Oui, merci beaucoup!!

Does "est-ce que tu n'as plus d'argent?" mean the same as "don't you have any money left?"

Can it be - Tu n’as plus d’argent ?

@ John and Shruti

Yes, both your sentences are valid to ask "Don't you have any money left?"  :)

Bonne journée!