Learn French: Je n'ai plus cette mauvaise habitude. - I no longer have this bad habit.

Je n'ai plus cette mauvaise habitude.

I no longer have this bad habit.

Breakdown of Je n'ai plus cette mauvaise habitude.

avoir

to have

not (used before the verb)

this (before a noun)

Questions & Answers about Je n'ai plus cette mauvaise habitude.

How does the negative ne... plus work with the verb in this sentence?

It works exactly like ne... pas. The two parts of the negative wrap around the conjugated verb. Here, the verb is ai (have). Because ai starts with a vowel, ne drops its 'e' and becomes n', giving us n'ai plus (no longer have).

Can this also mean 'I don't have this bad habit anymore'?

Yes! English uses 'no longer' before the verb or 'not anymore' at the end of the sentence. French just uses ne... plus around the verb for both meanings. You never put plus at the very end of the sentence like you do with 'anymore' in English.

Why does mauvaise come before habitude?

Most French adjectives come after the noun, but mauvaise (bad) is an exception. It belongs to a small group of common adjectives describing Beauty, Age, Goodness, or Size (often remembered as the BAGS rule) that always go before the noun.

Why do we use cette here instead of cet? Doesn't habitude start with a mute 'h'?

Habitude does start with a mute 'h', but it is a feminine noun. The special form cet is only used for masculine nouns that start with a vowel or mute 'h' (like cet homme). For feminine nouns, you always use cette, regardless of what letter the noun starts with.