Look at these negative imperatives:
Tu ne me le donnes pas - Ne me le donne pas!
You don't give it to me - Don't give it to me!
Nous n'en faisons pas. - N'en faisons pas!
We're not making any (of it). - Let's not make any (of it)!
Tu ne la lui écris pas. - Ne la lui écris pas!
You don't write it to her. - Don't write it to her!
Vous n'y allez pas. - N'y allez pas!
You don't go there. - Don't go there!
Note that you drop the subject pronoun tu/nous/vous
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Nous n'en faisons pas. - N'en faisons pas!
We're not making any (of it). - Let's not make any (of it)!
Tu ne la lui écris pas. - Ne la lui écris pas!
You don't write it to her. - Don't write it to her!
Vous n'y allez pas. - N'y allez pas!
You don't go there. - Don't go there!
Tu ne me le donnes pas - Ne me le donne pas!
You don't give it to me - Don't give it to me!
Q&A
Scott
Kwiziq community member
18 November 2018
2 replies
Isn't the imperative of aller 'va' instead of 'vas'?
One of the questions on the quiz was: "N'y vas pas !" means: ...
Shouldn't it be instead: "N'y va pas !" means: ... ?
regards, Scott
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
19/11/18
Hi Scott,
Can you use the "Report it " button in your correction board as it links directly to the specific quiz you're referring to and makes it easier to make any correction.
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
27/11/18
Bonjour Scott !
Indeed, you're correct, this was quite a bad typo on our part :(
Thanks to you, it's now been rectified!
Merci beaucoup et bonne journée !
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
25/06/18
Hi Shabbir,
The difference is who it is adressed to -you use ne pas + infinitive when it is aimed at everyone, as a general request/caution. e.g.
Ne pas se pencher par la fenêtre (Don't lean out of the window)
Ne pas fumer (No smoking)
If you say "n'oublie pas d'emporter ton passport !" you are reminding the person you are talking to only. In contrast to the following general caution-
Ne pas oublier son passeport est important si on va l'étranger.
Hope this helps!
Shabbir
Kwiziq community member
25/06/18
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
3/01/17
Clare
Kwiziq community member
3/01/17
Stuart
Kwiziq community member
27 February 2019
2 replies
Order of indirect and direct object
You have these two examples:
Ne la lui écris pas! (Don't write it to her!)
Ne me le donne pas! (Don't give it to me!)
I see the underline under me le but I don't know how to interpret it. In the first example you have direct object (la) then indirect object (lui). In the second example the reverse: indirect object (me) then direct object (le). Is there a rule here that I'm missing?
Thank you
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
28 February 2019
28/02/19
Hi Stuart,
There is an order for placing multiple pronouns after the subject pronouns in a sentence, and it is as follows -
me , te , se , nous, vous
then,
le, la ,les
then,
lui, leur
then,
y
then,
en
This is not true of the imperative affirmative commands when the pronouns come after the verb, separated by a hyphen, lots of lessons on this on Kwiziq...
Hope this helps!
Stuart
Kwiziq community member
28 February 2019
28/02/19
Yes that helps a lot. I had missed that tip.