Nor - Ni (The 229th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Nor is Ni. It can be used as conjunction. It is the 229th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common French words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: nor

French: ni

Conjunction A1

Examples


We neither moved nor made any noise.	Nous n'avons ni bougé ni fait de bruit.
Maria knew neither his name nor his phone number.	Marie ne savait ni son nom, ni son numéro de téléphone.
I found my father neither in his room nor in the garden.	Je n'ai trouvé mon père ni dans sa chambre ni dans le jardin.
Man is never perfect, nor content.	L’homme n’est jamais ni parfait, ni content.
I've neither seen nor heard of such a thing.	Je n'ai jamais vu ni entendu parler d'une telle chose.
He is neither handsome nor ugly.	Il n'est ni beau ni laid.
I won't have time on Monday nor on Tuesday.	Je n'aurai pas le temps lundi ni mardi.
I have neither time nor money.	Je n'ai ni le temps ni l'argent.

Neither one nor the other.	Ni l'un ni l'autre.
Neither before nor after.	Ni avant ni après.
Neither one thing nor the other.	Ni une chose ni l'autre.
It's neither good nor bad.	Ce n'est ni bon ni mauvais.
I neither drink nor smoke.	Je ne bois ni ne fume.
It is neither good nor bad.	Ce n'est ni bon ni mauvais.
Neither you nor I are mistaken.	Ni vous, ni moi ne nous trompons.
I like neither apples nor grapes.	Je n'aime ni les pommes ni le raisin.
I neither smoke nor drink.	Je ne fume ni ne bois.
He can neither read nor write.	Il ne sait ni lire ni écrire.
He knows neither French nor German.	Il ne connaît ni le français, ni l'allemand.
He likes neither baseball nor football.	Il n'aime ni le baseball ni le football.
She's neither rich nor famous.	Elle n'est ni riche, ni connue.