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To negate something surround the verb with ne and pas.
| Je ne mange pas la viande. | I don't eat meat. | |
| Elle ne jeux pas le futbol. | She doesn't play soccer. | |
| Ils ne savent pas la réponse. | They don't know the response. |
Ne, like je, is one of the words that drops it's vowel when it come before a vowel. This is called élision.
| Il n'est pas une femme. | He isn't a woman. | |
| Nous n'avons pas l'argent. | We don't have the money. |
In casual speech, the ne is often dropped.
| Je sais pas. | I don't know. |
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When you refer to a piece of something - not the entire thing - use the partitive article which is de placed in front of the article and noun.
| Je veux le pain. | I wan't the bread. |
Don't be so greedy!
| Je veux du pain. | I would like some of the bread. | |
| Le geôlier donne de l'eau aux prisonniers. | The jailer gives water to the prisoners. | |
| Donne moi d'argent. | Give me some money. |
| Now would be a good time to study the Type II Irregular Verbs. |
