Could you contrast the use of quelqu'un with personne please? is that latter used in negative sentences only?

chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Could you contrast the use of quelqu'un with personne please? is that latter used in negative sentences only?

Asked 5 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

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!

Thy M.B1Kwiziq 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?

CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

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

Could you contrast the use of quelqu'un with personne please? is that latter used in negative sentences only?

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