Breakdown of La directrice n'oublie jamais les règles.
ne
not (used before the verb)
la règle
the rule
jamais
never / ever
oublier
to forget
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
directeur
director
Questions & Answers about La directrice n'oublie jamais les règles.
Why does the word for "director" end in -trice here?
This sentence uses the feminine form because the director is a woman. Nouns and adjectives that end in -teur in the masculine (like le directeur) often change to -trice in the feminine (la directrice).
Why is there no pas in this negative sentence?
The phrase ne ... jamais means "never". It wraps around the conjugated verb just like ne ... pas, but it replaces the pas. You cannot use pas and jamais together!
Why does the ne change to n' before oublie?
The negative word ne always drops its e and uses an apostrophe when the next word starts with a vowel or a silent h. Because oublie (forgets) starts with a vowel, ne oublie becomes n'oublie.
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