Translation
no, not any, none (masculine)
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Word origin
From Vulgar Latin aliquunus, a compound of aliquis ('someone') and unus ('one'). It originally meant 'anyone' and shifted to the negative sense 'none, not any'.
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin
- Root
- aliquunus
- English cognates
- unit, unity
Examples
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None of my friends likes this restaurant.
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I have no idea.
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He made no effort to understand.
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I have no doubt about his words.
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There is no reason to panic now.
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Stories
(11)Pour ou contre l'uniforme ?
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Il ne reste que ça
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Le mensonge de Théo
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Dubois fait tout refaire
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Le détective
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Le seul qui puisse
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Mais vous, oui
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Pas un mot avant dimanche
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Qu'il vienne ou non
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Une paire par maison
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Vingt minutes dans le noir
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Grammar articles
(6)French Indefinite Pronouns: chacun, quelqu'un, n'importe qui
French Inversion After Speech and Adverbs: dit-il, peut-être
Advanced French Negation: ne... que, ni... ni, aucun
French Negation: ne... pas, jamais, rien, personne Rules
French Imperfect Subjunctive (Subjonctif Imparfait): Recognise It
French Subjunctive in Relative Clauses, with Examples
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aucun: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 9: aucun, plaire, dernier and 7 more words.