Hi Chris,
Technically speaking , ‘personne’ is the opposite of ‘quelqu’un’.
Personne n’est encore arrivé = Nobody has arrived yet
Quelqu'un est déjà arrivé = Someone has arrived already
Hope this helps!
Could you contrast the use of quelqu'un with personne please? is that latter used in negative sentences only?
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chris w.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Could you contrast the use of quelqu'un with personne please? is that latter used in negative sentences only?
This question relates to:French lesson "Quelqu'un/Quelqu'un d'autre = Someone/Someone else (French Indefinite Pronouns)"
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Thy M.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Hello Cécile,
I have a tiny question about your example: "Personne n’est encore arrivé"
I see that "personne" is feminine but the verb "arrivé" is not according with the gender of "personne". Is this how it's supposed to be?
CécileKwiziq team member
Hi Thy,
Personne is noone/nobody, not the same word as 'une personne'.
Take a look at the following lesson -
Adjectives after personne, rien, tout le monde, quelqu'un are always masculine in French
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