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Je n'ai pas reçu ton e-mail ce matin.

Je n'ai pas reçu ton e-mail ce matin.
I did not receive your email this morning.
From Lesson 74:The negative passé composé (ne ... pas)·French

Questions & Answers about Je n'ai pas reçu ton e-mail ce matin.

Where exactly do the negative words go in this past tense sentence?
In the passé composé, the negative words ne (or n') and pas go around the helping verb. Here, they wrap around ai (have), so you get n'ai pas. The main action verb reçu (received) comes right after.
Why is there an apostrophe in n'ai?
The word ne drops its 'e' and changes to n' whenever the next word starts with a vowel or a silent h. Since the helping verb ai starts with an 'a', ne ai becomes n'ai to make it easier to say.
What verb does reçu come from?
It is the past participle of recevoir (to receive). Because it is an irregular verb, it doesn't follow the standard pattern for making past participles, so you just have to memorize that reçu means 'received'.
Is the word e-mail masculine since we use ton?
Yes, most words borrowed from English are masculine in French. However, remember that even if it were a feminine word, you would still have to use ton instead of the feminine ta because e-mail starts with a vowel sound.
How does ce matin work?
Ce is a word that means 'this' or 'that' when placed in front of a masculine noun like matin (morning). Put them together and you get 'this morning'.

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