Learn French: Je ne peux pas accepter sans condition. - I cannot accept without conditions.

Je ne peux pas accepter sans condition.

I cannot accept without conditions.

Breakdown of Je ne peux pas accepter sans condition.

sans

without

not (used before the verb)

pas

not (used after the verb)

Questions & Answers about Je ne peux pas accepter sans condition.

Why is there no article like une or des before condition?

When you use sans (without) followed by a noun, you usually drop the basic articles like un, une, or des. Instead of saying sans des conditions, you simply say sans condition.

Why is condition singular in the French sentence, but translated as the plural "conditions" in English?

After sans, French prefers to use the singular form of a noun when referring to a general concept or an abstract idea. Because the speaker is talking about the concept of a condition, it stays singular, even though in English we naturally say "without conditions".

Why is accepter in its infinitive form instead of being conjugated?

It follows the conjugated verb peux (can). Whenever you use a verb like pouvoir (to be able to) followed directly by another action, that second verb must stay in its infinitive (dictionary) form.

Where do the negative words ne and pas go when there is more than one verb?

They always go around the conjugated verb. In this sentence, peux is the conjugated verb, so it gets sandwiched to become ne peux pas. The infinitive verb accepter comes right after the pas.