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Synonyms and similarities
*️⃣Neutral
* Il n’ y a pas de soucis. (“There is no problem“)
* C’est pas grave. (“Thats doesn’t matter“)
* Ce n’est pas grave. (“Thats doesn’t matter“)
* C’est rien. (“That’s nothing“)
* C’est pas grand chose. (“It’s not a big deal“)
*️⃣Informal
* Pas grave. (“No harm“)
* Ca va. (“It’s ok“)
* Tranquille. (“Easy“)
* Rien de grave. (“Nothing serious“)
* Pas de problème. (“No problem“)
* Pas de soucis. (“No problem“)
* Y’a pas de soucis. (“There is no problem“)
* Y’a pas de mal. (“There is no harm“)
* Y’a pas mort d’homme. (“There is no man’s death“)
* Y’a pas de lézard. (“There is no lizard“)
* C’est pas la mort. (“It’s not death“)
* C’est pas la fin du monde. (“It’s not the end of the world“)
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❗️Exceptions to the Rule
1️⃣ You don’t change du/de la/de l’/des to de or d’ in negations with the following verbs
*️⃣ avoir l’air
*️⃣ devenir
*️⃣ demeurer
*️⃣ être
*️⃣ paraître
*️⃣ rester
*️⃣ sembler
➖C’est du sucre ? – Non, ce n’est pas du sucre.
Is that sugar? – No it’s not sugar.
➖Le poivre devient du caramel. – Non, le poivre ne devient pas du caramel.
Pepper become caramel. – No, pepper doesn’t become caramel.
2️⃣ Definite articles (le, la, l’, and les) do not change in negations.
➖J’ai les clés. Je n’ai pas les clés.
I have the keys. I don’t have the keys.
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❗️Masculine and Feminine Plural Partitive Articles
If a noun is plural and uncountable then you will use des for some.
This is similar to countable nouns, and applies to both masculine and feminine nouns.
➖les pâtes
Je vais acheter des pâtes.
I am going to buy some pasta.
➖les épinards
Je veux des épinards.
I want some spinach.
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Masculine Singular Partitive Articles
When refering to uncountable nouns that are masculine and singular you will use du, and de l’.
Please note that de l’ is used for nouns starting with a vowel or mute h.
le pain
Je veux du pain.
I want some bread.
l’argent
Il veut de l’argent.
He wants some money.
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The 2 Types of Nouns:
Countable and Uncountable
*️⃣ Countable nouns are – as the name suggests – nouns that you can count (e.g. bicycles, watches, pineapples).
If you CAN answer the question “How many do you have?”, then you are dealing with a countable noun.
Let’s take the 3 aforementioned nouns as an example.
In all of these examples we can answer the question “How many bicycles/watches/pineapples do you have?”
For example: I have 3 bicycles/watches/pineapples.
As we can answer the “How many do you have?” question, we can conclude that they are countable nouns.
If you want to say “some” with countable nouns, then you have to change the article (le, la, l’) to des.
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Neither in French can be expressed in the following way:
*️⃣ non plus = neither (do/does) *️⃣
❗️Please take a look at the following sentences to get a practial understanding on how to use neither in French
➖Je n’aime pas le chocolat. – Lui non plus.
I don’t like chocolate. – Neither does he.
➖Je ne joue pas de la guitare. – Elle non plus.
I don’t play the guitar. – Neither does she.
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❗️Adjectives that end in -ant and -ent become adverbs in the following way:
*️⃣ ant becomes -amment
*️⃣ ent becomes -emment
➖L’homme bruyant ronfle bruyamment.
The loud man snores loudly.
➖Il parle allemand couramment.
He speaks German fluently.
➖L’homme prudent exhorte Paul à conduire prudemment.
The careful man urged Paul to drive carefully.
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❗️Here are some more examples that show you how to express possession in French.
➖C’est le sac d’Andrea.
This is Andrea‘s bag.
➖Le paquet de Charles est ici.
Charles‘s package is here.
❗️Please note that you always need to add the definite articles (le, la, and les).
➖C'est la montre du père
This is Father's Watch
➖Les jouets des enfants sont là.
The children's toys are there.
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Let's learn or repeat the names of body parts.
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What does pas de problème mean?
Definition
It literally means:
* Pas → No
* de problème → (of) problems
“Pas de problème” is one way to say in French “No problem“, “No worries“, “Don’t worry about it“, “It’s not serious” or “That doesn’t matter“. It’s basically the shortened version of “Il n’y a pas de problème” which literally means “There is no problem“.
It’s a very popular expression that we use to reassure someone after something happened.
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In French, you can use partitive articles (du/de la/de l’/des) to say some/any.
➖Il veut du lait.
He want some milk
*️⃣ You can negate partitive articles (du/de la/de l’/des) by changing them to de or d’ (in front of a vowel or mute h).
➖Je mange du raisin. – Je ne mange pas de raisin.
I eat grapes. – I don’t eat grapes.
➖Avez-vous du pain? – Je n’ai pas de pain.
Do you have some bread. – I don’t have any bread.
➖Avez-vous du lait ? – Je n’ai pas de lait.
Do you have some milk? – I don’t have any milk.
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*️⃣Feminine Singular Partitive Articles
When refering to uncountable nouns that are feminine and singular you will use de la and de l’.
Please note that de l’ is used for nouns starting with a vowel or mute h.
➖la confiture
Elle mange de la confiture.
She is eating some jam.
➖l’eau
Je voudrais de l’eau.
I would like some water.
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*️⃣ Uncountable nouns are – as the name suggest – nouns that you cannot count (e.g. milk and jam).
Can you answer the question “How many milk/jam do you have?”
You cannot do this.
It is wrong to say “I have 3 milk/jam.”.
If you CAN’T answer the question “How many do you have?”, then you are dealing with an uncountable noun.
If you want to say “some” with uncountable nouns, then you have to use partitive articles (du, de la, de l’, and des)
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With non plus you have to use stress pronouns (moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles) when you refer to other people.
❗️Please note that non plus (neither) is the negative version of aussi (also/too)
➖J’aime Nice. – Moi aussi.
I like Nice. – So do I.
➖Je n’aime pas Nice. – Moi non plus.
I don’t like Nice. – Neither do I.
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❗️Never in French = Ne [Verb] Jamais
“ne…jamais” gets wrapped around the verb.
➖Tu ne parles jamais.
You never talk.
➖Elle ne va jamais à Paris.
She never goes to Paris.
❗️Please note that ne becomes n’ when in front of a vowel or mute h.
➖Vous n’êtes jamais chez vous.
You are never home.
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To form regular adverbs in French, take the feminine form of an adjective, and add -ment to the end.
1️⃣ Take the feminine form
*️⃣rapid -> rapide
*️⃣parfait -> parfaite
*️⃣heureux -> heureuse
2️⃣ Add -ment
*️⃣rapide -> rapidement
*️⃣parfaite -> parfaitement
*️⃣heureuse -> heureusement
➖Paul parle rapidement.
Paul speaks quickly.
➖Ils fonctionnent parfaitement ensemble.
They work perfectly together.
➖Heureusement, mon test va être facile.
Fortunately, my test is going to be easy.
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To express possession in French you will use de (of).
❗️In English, you will use ‘s to express possession.
However, in French this will look at bit different.
➖C’est la voiture de Noah.
This is Noah‘s car.
❗️Essentially in English you would say: the person’s object.
But in French you would say: the object of the person.
The French form was also used in Old English
➖Le livre de David.
The book of David.
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