Question 1

Wait, plus, jamais, and personne? Are we allowed to stack three negative words like this?

Accepted Answer

Yes! In French, you can combine multiple negative words to create complex meanings. Instead of a double or triple negative canceling itself out like in English, they work together. Here, ne ... plus jamais personne combines "no longer" (plus), "never" (jamais), and "nobody/anyone" (personne) to mean "never see anyone anymore".

Question 2

Does the order of plus, jamais, and personne matter?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the order is strict. When combining negations, plus always comes first, followed by jamais, and then pronouns like personne or rien. So it must be ne ... plus jamais personne.

Question 3

Why is there no pas in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

Words like plus, jamais, and personne are strong enough to replace pas. When you use any of these negative words with ne, you drop the pas. Adding it (like ne voyons pas plus) would be grammatically incorrect.

Question 4

Where would all these negative words go if the sentence were in the past tense (passé composé)?

Accepted Answer

If it were "We never saw anyone anymore," the sentence would be Nous n'avons plus jamais vu personne. The adverbs plus and jamais go between the helping verb (avons) and the past participle (vu). However, the pronoun personne acts a bit differently and always goes after the past participle.

Question 5

Why do we use sur cette application instead of dans?

Accepted Answer

In French, digital platforms, screens, and websites almost always use the preposition sur (on) rather than dans (in). Just like you say sur internet (on the internet) or sur mon téléphone (on my phone), you use sur for apps!

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