Breakdown of Il ne croit pas cette histoire.
ne
not (used before the verb)
pas
not (used after the verb)
l'histoire
the story (f)
croire
to believe
Questions & Answers about Il ne croit pas cette histoire.
Is croit a regular -re verb like the ones in this lesson?
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?