Breakdown of Tu n'aimes pas le café chaud.
tu
you (informal singular)
le café
the coffee
chaud
hot
ne
not (used before the verb)
pas
not (used after the verb)
aimer
to like, to love
Questions & Answers about Tu n'aimes pas le café chaud.
Why is it n'aimes instead of ne aimes?
The French negation is normally made of two words: ne and pas. However, because the verb aimes starts with a vowel, the e in ne is dropped and replaced with an apostrophe. This makes the phrase smoother to pronounce!
Where exactly do the n' and pas go in the sentence?
Why is there a le before café, since the English sentence just says "hot coffee"?
In French, when you talk about your general likes or dislikes using verbs like aimer (to like) or détester (to hate), you must use a definite article (le, la, or les). So, you literally say "You do not like the hot coffee."
Why does chaud (hot) come after café (coffee)?
Unlike in English, most adjectives in French are placed after the noun they describe. This includes adjectives for temperature, like chaud (hot) or froid (cold). So, "hot coffee" is written as café chaud.
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