Strange expression

Dennis B.A1Kwiziq community member

Strange expression

Why not simply : J’ai peur qu’il soit à l’heure ? Why is « ne » necessary ?  

Asked 2 years ago
CélineKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

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 J.C1 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

Strange expression

Why not simply : J’ai peur qu’il soit à l’heure ? Why is « ne » necessary ?  

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