personne and aucun(e)--transferable or not

Sush D.B1Kwiziq community member

personne and aucun(e)--transferable or not

can I not say personne n'est venu or aucun n'est venu
Asked 7 years ago
AurélieKwiziq team memberCorrect answer
Bonjour Sush !

Personne always refers to a person (no one, nobody) whereas aucun/e can refer to any noun that has been previously mentioned (none / no [noun]) :)

Bonne journée !
Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour Sush, «personne n'est venu» translates to no one came, on the other hand «aucun n'est venu» translates to none came I get the sense from the nuance difference, the answer would like in the contextual scenario of the two phrases. Bonne chance,

personne and aucun(e)--transferable or not

can I not say personne n'est venu or aucun n'est venu

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