2007-03-11 23:51:39 · 9 answers · asked by unforgettable_1 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
N'est-ce pas? means "isn't it true?" or "didn't you", "didn't he", etc.. It would depend on the sentence. if I said John came, didn't he, the "didn't he" part would be "n'est-ce pas" It is not a literal translation, but rather more like "isn't it true that ..."
N'est-ce pas is pronounced "ness pah"
2007-03-11 23:57:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Nes Pa
2016-12-26 10:14:58 · answer #2 · answered by kalamaras 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nespa French
2016-10-21 09:44:24 · answer #3 · answered by kawamura 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NE pas is used in the negative term as i didn't
Je ne veux pas alle ( i don't want to go ) or ne pas oublier and so on
2007-03-12 02:00:50 · answer #4 · answered by canielany 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ne... pas with a verb inebtween its the denial from.
N' est-ce pas? (pronounced Nespa?) means isn't that so? isn't that right?
2007-03-11 23:59:27 · answer #5 · answered by Zoe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NE ... PAS is used in a negative sentence. For instance : NE parle PAS anglais : Don't speak English !
Or : Je NE comprends PAS : I don't understand.
Or : je NE suis PAS allée à Paris hier : I didn't go to Paris yesterday.
2007-03-12 00:00:06 · answer #6 · answered by mara 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The answers given previous to mine are all essentially correct; there is no exact equivalent in standard literary English, but in UK urban slang the term "innit" is rapidly making inroads.
2007-03-12 02:06:46 · answer #7 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
N'est-ce pas means "isn't it?" as used at the end of a sentence.
2007-03-11 23:57:50 · answer #8 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means like: "isn't it?", when you say for ex.: it is cold, isnt it?
2007-03-11 23:59:56 · answer #9 · answered by pouneh6112 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋