Considering the general tendency to drop ne in spoken French, could it also be omitted in the examples used in the lesson? For example, would the sentence « Tu as peur qu’il parte » still make sense? Is it grammatically incorrect without the ne or does its meaning change when ne is dropped?
Could ne explétif be optional?
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Julia K.Kwiziq community member
Could ne explétif be optional?
This question relates to:French lesson "What is the ne explétif and when to use it in French"
Asked 3 months ago
Bonjour Julia,
Dropping the "ne" explétif does not change the meaning of the sentence (it is still correct - but specifically used in informal French, i.e. an everyday conversation). However, when writing in French (i.e. formal French), you should use the "ne" explétif.
I hope this is helpful.
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