Can the noun be plural or singular

AndreaB2Kwiziq community member

Can the noun be plural or singular

Je ne voir aucun assiettes. Apparenty it should be assiette. Why does the noun have be singular? I don't see any PLATES!

Asked 3 years ago
CélineKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Andrea,

In the sentence ‘je ne vois aucune assiette’ (= I see no plate = there are none), ‘assiette’ is singular because in French, aucun/ne means ‘zero / none’. As they are none, you cannot add an-s to assiette.

Je n’ai aucun problème avec ce concept = I have no problem with this                                                                                                                         concept (= zero problem)

Il ne fait aucun effort = he makes no effort (= zero effort)

 

I hope this helpful.

Bonne journée!

Can the noun be plural or singular

Je ne voir aucun assiettes. Apparenty it should be assiette. Why does the noun have be singular? I don't see any PLATES!

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