"Plus de royauté, etc." Why does that mean "no more," w/out any grammatical indicator of negation, like "ne plus?"
Plus de = no more?
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Plus de = no more?
This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Bastille Day"
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Asked 3 years ago
Hi Drew,
Just as you can say -
'pas de' + noun
as in:
Pas de pain, pas d'argent, pas de mal ( no bread, no money, no harm)
You can use 'plus de' + noun to indicate no more -
...plus de royauté ... plus de privilèges = no more monarchy...no more privileges.
Hope this helps!
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Plus de = no more?
"Plus de royauté, etc." Why does that mean "no more," w/out any grammatical indicator of negation, like "ne plus?"
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