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Ce film est ennuyeux, nous n'apprenons rien.

Ce film est ennuyeux, nous n'apprenons rien.
This film is boring, we are learning nothing.
From Lesson 111:Negative pronouns (ne... rien)·French

Questions & Answers about Ce film est ennuyeux, nous n'apprenons rien.

Why isn't there a pas in nous n'apprenons rien?
In French, the negative pair ne... rien means "nothing" or "not anything". The word rien completely replaces pas. You put them around the conjugated verb just like you do with ne... pas, so you never say ne pas rien.
Why is it n'apprenons and not ne apprenons?
The negative word ne always drops its 'e' and becomes n' when the following word starts with a vowel or a silent 'h'. Because the verb apprenons starts with an 'a', ne becomes n'.
The word ennuyeux ends in an 'x'. Does that mean it is plural here?
Not in this case! The adjective ennuyeux (boring) naturally ends in an 'x' in its masculine singular form, which perfectly matches the singular noun ce film (this film). If the noun were plural, the adjective would stay exactly the same.
Is apprenons a regular -re verb?
No, it comes from the irregular verb apprendre (to learn). However, it follows the exact same pattern as prendre (to take) and comprendre (to understand). For the nous form, you drop the 'd' from the stem and add -ons, giving us nous apprenons.
Why do we use ce film instead of cet film?
Ce is the masculine singular word for "this" or "that". You use ce before a word starting with a consonant, like the 'f' in film. You only switch to cet if the masculine noun starts with a vowel or silent 'h' (like cet ami).

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