Why not simply : J’ai peur qu’il soit à l’heure ? Why is « ne » necessary ?
Strange expression
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DennisKwiziq community member
Strange expression
This question relates to:French lesson "What is the ne explétif and when to use it in French"
Asked 2 years ago
Bonjour Dennis,
The 'ne' explétif is used after certain expressions such as "to fear= avoir peur que" because they carry a negative meaning to the sentence.
See link here: French expletive 'ne'
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
Jim Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Dennis,
Perhaps the lesson didn't explain for you?
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/ne-expletif/
Try the above link.
Jim
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