/nɔ̃/
Translation
no, not
Word origin
From Latin non ('not, no'), the standard negative adverb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- non
- English cognates
- non-, negate
Examples
- ? - , , ' .
- Do you want dessert? - No thanks, I'm not hungry anymore.
C' , c' .
It's no, end of story.
, .
Not only did he arrive late, but he also forgot the contract.
, .
No, I can't come to dinner at your place on Saturday.
répondu .
She said no straight away to their offer.
est la reponse negative de base en francais, employe de facon autonome (non !), en intensification (non, vraiment), en composition (non-negociable, non seulement) et comme adverbe de negation equivalent a ne...pas dans certaines constructions elliptiques (venir ou non). Contrairement a l'anglais no, non s'utilise aussi bien pour repondre a des questions affirmatives que pour renforcer une negation.
Le contraste avec si est une specificite du francais : pour contredire une affirmation negative (tu n'as pas faim ?), on repond si et non oui. C'est une asymetrie que n'ont pas la plupart des autres langues europeennes et que les apprenants doivent integrer consciemment. Non en revanche repond a une question neutre ou affirmative (tu as faim ? Non.). Cette distinction oui/si vs non est l'une des premieres choses a maitriser pour eviter les malentendus.
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