How would you say, "He does not have one car. He has two."?
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diane l.Kwiziq 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.
This question relates to:French lesson "Un/une become de/d' in negative sentences in French (French Indefinite Articles)"
Asked 8 years ago
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.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Bonjour,
Peut-on dire : "Il n'a pas seulement une voiture, mais deux."
Merci d'avance.
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