Oh no, there's a monster under this little boy's bed! Listen to his conversation with his father, then scroll down for the bilingual reader, where you can click any French phrase for the English translation and related grammar lessons.
pas de question mais c'est une très bonne histoire!!
Bonjour Evaya,
Merci beaucoup pour ce très gentil commentaire ! ;-) Ça nous fait vraiment plaisir !
Bonne journée!
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This is a contribution to help others who might find this confusing:
In French, there are certain sentence constructions or even verbs that could be made negative with just the addition of "ne". The addition of "pas" and the likes isn't necessary. This concept is called "Ne littéraire".
Clauses containing "si" are one of those instances where the Ne littéraire could be used.
For further study of the concept, check: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/ne-litteraire/
Bonjour Maluchukwu,
Merci pour cette excellente contribution !
Here are a few expressions to illustrate the the 'ne littéraire':
Qu'à cela ne tienne = never mind / so be it (context dependent)
Il ne sait que dire = he doesn't know what to say
Elle n'a daigné répondre = she didn't deign answer
Bonne journée !
This is a contribution to help others who might find this confusing:
In French, there are certain sentence constructions or even verbs that could be made negative with just the addition of "ne". The addition of "pas" and the likes isn't necessary. This concept is called "Ne littéraire".
Clauses containing "si" are one of those instances where the Ne littéraire could be used.
For further study of the concept, check: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/ne-litteraire/
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Pas de question, mais J'adore cette histoire! C'est tres douce!
Merci Gary!
Juste une petite correction -
Elle est très douce/sympa/mignonne
But you wouldn't really use 'douce' for a story as it means soft to the touch, or 'sweet' as used in food stuff.
Pas de question, mais J'adore cette histoire! C'est tres douce!
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