Random “ne”?

Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi, one of the text options is “La ville ne sera seulement à quelque pas de la plage”. Should the “ne” be there, or has it been inserted incorrectly?

Asked 3 years ago

AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Brian !

Indeed, here the "ne" was superfluous, as "seulement" carries the meaning of "only". Thanks you very much for letting us know, it's now been fixed :)

Bonne journée !

Like03 years ago

Hi, one of the text options is “La ville ne sera seulement à quelque pas de la plage”. Should the “ne” be there, or has it been inserted incorrectly?

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