French for Beginners: The Partitif

Hello online French learners! Welcome back to the new French on a Windowsill lesson. This time, I've taken the "partitif" and explained it for you. Don't worry - I didn't know it was called that either. In simple words, learning the partitif will teach you how to use de (of).

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So, just to recap:

There are two types of uses of "de".

1. After a quantifier - then it's just "de"
   
   Examples of Quantifiers can be: un kilo, deux pots, 100 grammes, assez, beaucoup, peu...anything that gives you an indication of how much you have.
   
   
2. Without a quantifier - then it changes and becomes a contracted article
   

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French for Beginners: Negation (How to say No)

Hello everybody, I hope you're having a lovely day and you are getting comfortable for the next instalment of French on a Windowsill. Here we are at episode 6! How have you liked the grammar hints so far? Is there anything you would like me to cover in the next video?​

Today, the little grammar course covers the topic of negation, ​meaning how to say not, no longer and never. Let's get watching:​

Here are some of your reference materials:​

When you use the negation in a sentence, just follow this pattern:​

SUBJECT + ne + VERB + pas/plus/jamais + ANYTHING ELSE​

​Examples:
Je ne travaille pas à Londres. (I don't work in London).
Alexandre ne sort jamais. (Alexandre never goes out.)
Il n'y a plus de pain. (There is no more bread.)

These are the three main forms of negation in French.​