/ʁjɛ̃/
Translation
nothing, not anything
Word origin
From Latin rem, the accusative of res ('thing'). It originally meant 'thing' and acquired its negative sense ('nothing') from use in negative clauses with ne.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- rem (res)
- English cognates
- real, republic
Examples
' .
There's nothing to eat in the kitchen.
, ' .
It doesn't matter, don't worry.
' .
He said nothing throughout the whole meeting.
' .
He didn't say anything during the whole meal.
, .
There's no point running, the train has already left.
Used in
Stories
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Grammar articles
(5)French Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
French Demonstrative Pronouns: celui, celle, ceux, celles
French Negation Beyond pas: ne... que, ni... ni, aucun
French Negation: ne... pas, jamais, rien, personne and the Colloquial ne-Drop
French Word Order: SVO, the Object Pronoun Inversion, and Six Rules That Cover 90% of Sentences
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