Not - Ne (The 15th Most Common French Word)

The translation for Not in French is Ne. It can be used as adverb. This word often comes up when talking about negotiations. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 15th most common word in French. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common French words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: not

French: ne

Examples


I'm not eating.	Je ne suis pas en train de manger.
I am not okay.	je ne vais pas bien
That's not the reason I'm here.	Je ne suis pas là pour ça.
They're not here.	Je ne suis pas là.
I know nothing about her.	Je ne sais rien de lui.
I am nothing.	Je ne suis rien.
I'm not going to make it.	Je ne vais pas le faire.
I do not know where I'm going.	Je ne sais pas où je vais.

This cannot be real.	Ça ne peut être vrai.
I don't know whether it's right or not.	Je ne sais pas si c'est vrai.
Nothing can be better than that.	Rien ne peut être mieux que cela.
I'm not going to give you my phone number.	Je ne vais pas vous donner mon numéro de téléphone.
She said nothing.	Elle ne dit rien.
I'm not sure what's wrong.	Je ne suis pas sûr de savoir ce qui est incorrect.
You do everything I tell you not to.	Tu fais tout ce que je te dis de ne pas faire.
Nothing is missing.	Rien ne manque.
His family lacks for nothing.	Sa famille ne manque de rien.
You can not believe a word he says.	Tu ne peux croire aucun mot de ce qu'il dit.
I think I had better not say anything about that.	Je pense que je ferais mieux de ne rien dire à ce sujet.
You should not keep people waiting.	Tu ne devrais pas faire attendre les gens.
I’d certainly like to go and watch a film, but I’m not sure if I have time.	J'aimerais bien aller voir un film, mais je ne sais pas si j'ai le temps.