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In French you can use ne ... pas du tout to insist on the negation of ne ... pas = not at all.
Negative sentences with "ne ... pas du tout" in French
Note that pas and du tout CAN be separated, quite like in English.
With simple tenses
ne + conjugated verb + pas du tout + (infinitive)
OR
ne + conjugated verb + pas + (infinitive) + du tout
OR
ne + conjugated verb + pas + (infinitive) + du tout
With compound tenses
ne + auxiliary avoir or être + pas du tout + past participle
OR
ne + auxiliary avoir or être + pas + past participle + du tout
OR
ne + auxiliary avoir or être + pas + past participle + du tout
On its own
You can also use pas du tout on its own:
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