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.
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/
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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