Breakdown of Elle n'achète plus de cigarettes.
elle
she
ne
not (used before the verb)
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
acheter
to buy
Questions & Answers about Elle n'achète plus de cigarettes.
Why is it n' instead of ne here?
Why is it de cigarettes instead of des cigarettes?
In French, when a sentence becomes negative (using ne... pas, ne... plus, etc.), indefinite articles like des change to de or d'. Because she is no longer buying them, the plural des becomes a simple de.
Do you pronounce the 's' at the end of plus in this sentence?
Why does achète have an accent mark when the infinitive form acheter (to buy) doesn't?
Acheter is a stem-changing verb. When it is conjugated for certain pronouns like je, tu, il/elle, and ils/elles, it gets a grave accent (è) to show that the pronunciation of that letter changes to an open 'eh' sound.