Lesson 9 - Grammar 1 - Aucun, Aucune (none, not a single one)
The indefinite determiners ‘aucun’, ‘aucune’ are usually used with ‘ne’ before the verb and have a negative meaning. Whether it is adjective or pronoun it varies in gender.
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Aucun appareil ne marche. | Not a single appliance is working. |
Nous n'en avons aucune idée. | We don't have any idea. |
Il n'en a trouvé aucun. | He didn't find a single one. |
Il n'en a trouvé aucune. | He didn't find a single one. |
When aucun, aucune are object pronouns, the pronoun ‘en’ has to be used before the verb.
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Je n'en ai vu aucun. | I didn't see a single one. |
Like ‘rien’ and ‘personne’, ‘aucun’, ‘aucune’ cannot be used with ‘pas’. However it can be used with plus and/or jamais.
French / Français | English / Anglais |
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Je n'en ai plus aucun. | I don't have a single one anymore. |
Je n'en ai plus jamais aucun. | I never have a single one anymore. |