What does ne on its own mean?

Carole K.B2Kwiziq community member

What does ne on its own mean?

I've seen the use of ne (without pas etc). I've seen it with the subjunctive but also I think in another context. What does this mean and when do you use it?

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Carole,

the following links to the ‘ ne explétif ‘ and the ‘ ne littéraire ‘ provide a good introduction and explanations

https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/glossary/sentence-types-forms/ne-expletif-expletive-ne

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/ne-expletif/

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/ne-litteraire/

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Carole K. asked:

What does ne on its own mean?

I've seen the use of ne (without pas etc). I've seen it with the subjunctive but also I think in another context. What does this mean and when do you use it?

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