i am doing my french homework and we are using negations to make sentences negative. i am stuck on this sentance: "Mais... Il y a deux autres employes avec toi?"
where do i put the "ne...que" since it is dealing with quantity? i can't even figure out what the subject and verbs are. oh dear. thanks for ANY help...
2007-01-23 17:41:01 · 5 answers · asked by christy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
thanks avechm!
2007-01-23 18:00:10 · update #1
Mais...il n'y a que deux autres...
The verb, in this case 'avoir' (a) is always enclosed in negations. If you use any past tense, e.g. 'a vu' , only the 'a' would be enclosed.
Sorry, don't know why the 'y' stays in there, too, I just know.
2007-01-23 17:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by avechm 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
a = from the verb "avoir"
Il y a = there is/there are
Il n'y a pas = there isn't/there aren't
Il n'y a que = there is only/there are only
il n'y a que deux autres employés avec toi = there are only two other employes with you
The "autres" is not necessary, you could say "il n'y a que deux employés avec toi"
2007-01-23 19:45:02 · answer #2 · answered by Nathalie D 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Crowbird: what you're speaking about isn't "ideal" French, and also you aren't any further allowed to apply it at the same time as writting some thing. maximum French human beings do not use "ne" anymore (it relies upon who you're chatting with, even if the verbal change is formal or no longer), so as that that's sensible to do not ignore that they don't (in case you bypass there), yet in case you have not in any respect been to France or Canada (or any French-speaking usa), do not use it. besides. How previous are you? what percentage years have you ever been interpreting French for? I mean, your instructor is ideal: that is how negation works in French. ne + conjugated verb + pas! notwithstanding, when you're utilizing tenses which use an auxilary + a previous participle, then that is the way it really works: ne + auxilary + pas + previous participle (ex: Je ne suis pas allée; il n'avait pas cueilli; elles n'eurent pas craint; vous n'aurez pas rendu ...) Then , in case you've been speaking about "not in any respect"... properly, i imagine that's an same. you in user-friendly words replace "pas" by technique of "jamais". merely open your college textbook. i'm effective there's a strong summary on that challenge. no want to verify puzzling linguistic books (except when you're interpreting French at college and really want to understand each and every thing on the challenge). when you're in user-friendly words 16, then there is not any rationalization why you should verify that e book. you'll merely finally end up being at a loss for words. notwithstanding, surely bypass to the link offered less than. i'm effective it is going to keep you busy for a lengthy time period! strong success with interpreting French!
2016-12-02 23:42:41 · answer #3 · answered by cutburth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mais n'y-a-t-il deux autres employés avec toi?
"Il y a" means "there is" or "there are". To make it into a question you turn it round: "y-a-t-il?" ("is there" or "are there"?) and the negative is "n'y-a-t-il pas", meaning "isn't there" or "aren't there".
For this to make sense, therefore, you have to perform two acrobatic feats with the words. You have to make "il y a" into a question and then turn that question into the negative.
2007-01-24 02:15:22 · answer #4 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The negative of 'il y a' is 'il n'y a pas' ~ there isn't/aren't.
Similarlary, to say 'there are only' you place the ne and que as follows: 'il n'y a que . . . '
2007-01-23 19:22:58 · answer #5 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋