ne

/nə/

adverb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. not (used with "pas" to negate a verb)

    • Je ne sais pas.

      I don't know.

Practice

1 What does ne mean?

2 Fill the gap: Je ___ sais pas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ne?

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