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Elle est végétalienne et ne mange jamais de poulet.

Elle est végétalienne et ne mange jamais de poulet.
She is vegan and never eats chicken.
From Lesson 62:Never (ne... jamais)·French

Questions & Answers about Elle est végétalienne et ne mange jamais de poulet.

How does the negative ne... jamais work in this sentence?
In French, negative expressions usually consist of two words that "hug" the conjugated verb. Here, ne and jamais are placed on either side of mange (eats). Together, they mean "never".
Why does it say de poulet instead of du poulet?
Normally, to say someone eats chicken, you would use du to mean "some" chicken (Elle mange du poulet). However, in negative sentences—including those with ne... jamais—articles like du, de la, un, and une change to simply de.
Why isn't there an une before végétalienne? Shouldn't it be "She is a vegan"?
In French, when you state someone's profession, religion, or core lifestyle identity using the verb être (to be), you generally drop the article (un or une). You just connect the subject directly to the noun.
I've seen the word végétarienne before. Is végétalienne different?
Yes! Végétarienne means "vegetarian" (no meat), while végétalienne means "vegan" (no animal products at all). Notice that it ends in -enne, which is the feminine form because it describes Elle (She). If you were talking about a man, he would be végétalien.

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