How would you say, "He does not have one car. He has two."?

diane l.B2Kwiziq community member

How would you say, "He does not have one car. He has two."?

Il n'a pas une voiture. Il en a deux.
Asked 8 years ago
AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Diane,

If you wanted to emphasise the number of cars he has, you could indeed say:
"Il n'a pas une voiture. Il en a deux.",
and even more colloquially, you could say:
"Il n'a pas une voiture, mais deux !"

Thank you for pointing out that case, we added this distinction to the existing lesson:
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/un-and-une-become-de-or-d-in-negative-sentences-indefinite-article

Merci et à bientôt !

ly fen c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Bonjour, Peut-on dire : "Il n'a pas seulement une voiture, mais deux." Merci d'avance.
Shanti B.A1Kwiziq community member
Il n'a que une voiture mais deux
Shanti B.A1Kwiziq community member
Correction Il n'a qu'une voiture, mais deux
ly fen c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il n'a pas qu' une voiture mais deux

How would you say, "He does not have one car. He has two."?

Il n'a pas une voiture. Il en a deux.

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