personne vs. aucun(e) redux
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personne vs. aucun(e) redux
i just got a quiz question: (B1 quiz)
Ont-ils répondu ? - Oui. ___ n'est intéressé. (Have they answered ? - Yes. None (of them) are interested.)
The choices were:
Aucune
Aucune d'entre elles
Aucun
Aucun d'entre eux
Personne
The correct answers were:
Aucun
Aucun d'entre eux
This seems to contradict Laura's answer to a previous question;
Personne means "no one" in French while aucun means "none" - the latter is used for things, not people.
So, according to this, the correct answer should be "personne".
I remain confused about aucun (ne) vs. personne (ne). Halp!
This question relates to:French lesson "Personne ne ..., rien ne ... = No one, nothing (negation)"
Asked 4 years ago

LauraKwiziq team member
Bonjour Melody,
Thanks for pointing out this inconsistency. Aurélie and I will talk about it and get back to you. :-)
EricaKwiziq community member
I just answered the same quiz question and I am also confused about when to use Personne vs Aucun(e). Why is Personne n'est intéressé incorrect in the Aucun/Aucune lesson?
Melody asked:View original
personne vs. aucun(e) redux
i just got a quiz question: (B1 quiz)
Ont-ils répondu ? - Oui. ___ n'est intéressé. (Have they answered ? - Yes. None (of them) are interested.)
The choices were:
Aucune
Aucune d'entre elles
Aucun
Aucun d'entre eux
Personne
The correct answers were:
Aucun
Aucun d'entre eux
This seems to contradict Laura's answer to a previous question;
Personne means "no one" in French while aucun means "none" - the latter is used for things, not people.
So, according to this, the correct answer should be "personne".
I remain confused about aucun (ne) vs. personne (ne). Halp!
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