Look at these examples in the present tense:
1. Je ne chante pas. — I don’t sing.
2. Je ne chante pas de rap. — I don’t sing a/ny rap songs.
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A negative sentence in French has two negative parts, which surround the verb. In our examples, these 2 parts are ne and pas. In most cases, the first part is ne.
……………………….. not VERB –> ne VERBE pas
……………………….. Je ne mange pas. — I don’t eat.
To say not VERB a/ny, the French say ne VERBE pas de
……………………….. not VERB a/ny –> ne VERBE pas de
……………………….. Je ne mange pas de pommes. — I don’t eat any apples.
That’s about it for the basic rule. Pretty easy.
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