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Maintenant, je ne fume plus de cigarettes.

Maintenant, je ne fume plus de cigarettes.
Now, I no longer smoke cigarettes.
From Lesson 110:Negative adverbs (ne... plus)·French

Questions & Answers about Maintenant, je ne fume plus de cigarettes.

Why is it de cigarettes instead of des cigarettes?
In French, indefinite articles like des change to de in negative sentences. Since ne... plus is a negative expression, just like ne... pas, the plural article becomes de.
How do I know where to put ne and plus?
They hug the conjugated verb, exactly like ne... pas. In this sentence, the verb is fume (smoke), so you put ne before it and plus right after it: ne fume plus.
Can I keep pas and say je ne fume pas plus de cigarettes?
No, in French you drop the word pas entirely when using this structure. The word plus replaces pas to change the meaning from "not" to "not anymore" or "no longer".
Do I pronounce the 's' at the end of plus here?
No, the 's' is completely silent. When plus is part of the negative expression ne... plus, it is simply pronounced like "plu".

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