Rien ici n’est cher. This lesson doesn’t say why we don’t add pas as in Rien ici n’est pas cher. Please explain why pas isn’t used. Thanks.
Why not pas?
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Liz H.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Why not pas?
This question relates to:French lesson "Adjectives after personne, rien, tout le monde, quelqu'un are always masculine in French"
Asked 4 years ago
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Hi Liz,
You don't need a 'pas' as 'ne...rien' is a negative on its own like, 'ne...jamais', 'ne... personne' 'ne...plus' as indicated in the following Kwiziq lesson -
Hope this helps!
Jean d.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Hi Cécile, I'm not seeing an explanation in the link you posted. Still wondering when are other situations when I will use just 'ne' without pas.
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