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Il ne croit pas cette histoire.

Il ne croit pas cette histoire.
He does not believe this story.
From Lesson 64:Regular -re verbs (attendre, répondre)·French

Questions & Answers about Il ne croit pas cette histoire.

Is croit a regular -re verb like the ones in this lesson?
No, croire (to believe) is an irregular -re verb. Regular -re verbs like attendre (to wait) just drop the -re ending for the il/elle form, making il attend. But croire has its own unique pattern and adds a -t for the il/elle form, becoming il croit.
Why are ne and pas separated?
In French, to make a sentence negative, you put ne before the conjugated verb and pas after it. Think of it like a sandwich where ne and pas are the bread, and the verb croit is the filling. Together they mean 'does not believe'.
Why is 'this' translated to cette and not ce?
Cette is the feminine singular version of 'this' or 'that'. Because histoire (story) is a feminine noun, it must use cette. You would only use ce for masculine nouns.
Do you pronounce the 'h' in histoire?
No, the 'h' in histoire is completely silent. In French, an 'h' at the start of a word is never pronounced.

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