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French · Chapter 16

Negation beyond pas: ne... que, ni... ni, aucun

10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

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  1. Lesson 1 · Words 1301-1310

    Words 1301 to 1310

    1301justementprecisely, exactly; as it happensadverb
    1302sonnerto ring, to soundverb
    1303rapidementquickly, rapidlyadverb
    1305bâtimentbuildingnoun
    1307tribunalcourt, tribunalnoun
    1308coffreboot (of a car); chest, trunk; safenoun
    1310formidablegreat, fantastic, tremendousadjective

  2. Lesson 2 · Words 1311-1320

    Words 1311 to 1320

    1311pausebreak, pausenoun
    1312piègetrap, snare; pitfallnoun
    1315extérieurexterior, outside, outeradjective
    1316campagnecountryside; campaignnoun
    1318terminerto finish, to endverb
    1320osbonenoun

  3. Lesson 3 · Words 1321-1330

    Words 1321 to 1330

    1321directdirectadjective
    1322jardingardennoun
    1323dépendreto dependverb
    1325jobjobnoun
    1326géniegenius; genie; engineeringnoun
    1329counecknoun
    1330cousincousin (male)noun

  4. Lesson 4 · Words 1331-1340

    Words 1331 to 1340

    1331étudierto studyverb
    1332joiejoynoun
    1334saisonseasonnoun
    1335flinguegun (slang)noun
    1337majestémajestynoun
    1338assassinmurderer, assassinnoun
    1339malgrédespite, in spite ofpreposition
    1340trésortreasurenoun

  5. Lesson 5 · Grammar primer

    Negation beyond pas: ne... que, ni... ni, aucun

    ne... que for 'only' (and why it isn't a true negative), ni... ni for 'neither... nor' with its dropped articles, aucun(e) always singular, nulle part, and where each piece lands in the passe compose.

  6. Lesson 6 · Words 1341-1350

    Words 1341 to 1350

    1341pilotepilotnoun
    1342là-hautup thereadverb
    1344organiserto organise, to arrangeverb
    1345crétinidiot, moronnoun
    1346amusantamusing, funny, entertainingadjective
    1348émissionprogramme, broadcast; emissionnoun
    1349interditforbiddenadjective
    1350théorietheorynoun

  7. Lesson 7 · Words 1351-1360

    Words 1351 to 1360

    1351labolabnoun
    1352toi-mêmeyourselfpronoun
    1353cinémacinemanoun
    1354passagepassage, way through; passingnoun
    1356malheureusementunfortunatelyadverb
    1358parfaitementperfectly, absolutelyadverb
    1360pantalontrousersnoun

  8. Lesson 8 · Words 1361-1370

    Words 1361 to 1370

    1361bataillebattlenoun
    1363chinoisChinese (also the Chinese language)adjective
    1364ADNDNAnoun
    1365échangeexchange, swapnoun
    1366mincethin, slimadjective
    1367efforteffort, attemptnoun
    1368propriétaireowner, landlordnoun

  9. Lesson 9 · Grammar primer

    Quel and lequel

    quel as the interrogative adjective that agrees with its noun (Quelle heure ?), lequel as the pronoun that replaces quel + noun (Lequel ?), and the auquel / duquel contractions.

  10. Lesson 10 · Words 1371-1380

    Words 1371 to 1380

    1371vitessespeed; gearnoun
    1372succèssuccessnoun
    1373au-dessusabove, on topadverb
    1374odeursmell, odournoun
    1375aiseeasenoun
    1376lourdheavyadjective
    1377ministreministernoun
    1378vendrediFridaynoun
    1379filequeue, line; lanenoun
    1380mairemayornoun

  11. Lesson 11 · Words 1381-1390

    Words 1381 to 1390

    1383égalementalso, equally, likewiseadverb
    1385facuni, university (informal); facultynoun
    1386traitementtreatmentnoun

  12. Lesson 12 · Words 1391-1400

    Words 1391 to 1400

    1391parcparknoun
    1393plagebeachnoun
    1394détectivedetectivenoun
    1395victoirevictorynoun
    1397titretitle, headlinenoun
    1399célèbrefamousadjective

  13. Lesson 13 · Read a story

    Story milestone: top 1400 words

    You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-1400 ceiling.