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I was trying to say 'you don't like them' (ie dogs) so I said 'tu les n'aime pas. Is the wrong?

Helen C.A1Kwiziq community member

I was trying to say 'you don't like them' (ie dogs) so I said 'tu les n'aime pas. Is the wrong?

This question relates to:French lesson "Ne ... pas = Not - with simple tenses (French Negations)"
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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

It's almost correct, Helen. The word order is a bit different and the verb needs to be in second person singular, because of the "tu":

Tu ne les aimes pas.

-- Chris (not a native speaker).

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Tamanna M.A2Kwiziq community member

what is the rule why the word order needs to be different?

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Sukhpreet Arora B.A2Kwiziq community member

The word order in French is different than English. For e.g I ask you will be je te demande..... And not je demande toi.... 

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I was trying to say 'you don't like them' (ie dogs) so I said 'tu les n'aime pas. Is the wrong?

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