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Ils ne montrent plus jamais ce contenu à personne.

Ils ne montrent plus jamais ce contenu à personne.
They (masc.) never show this content to anyone anymore.
From Lesson 276:Combined negations (ne... plus rien)·French

Questions & Answers about Ils ne montrent plus jamais ce contenu à personne.

How do you know what order to put plus, jamais, and personne in?
When stacking negative words, there is a standard order. Plus comes before jamais, and both of those come before pronouns like personne. So, ne... plus jamais translates to "never anymore," and adding personne extends it to "never to anyone anymore."
Why is personne at the very end of the sentence instead of right next to jamais?
Negative adverbs like plus and jamais stick closely to the conjugated verb. But personne acts as a pronoun (meaning "nobody" or "anyone"). Because it is the indirect object here, it naturally sits exactly where a regular noun would go: at the end, after the direct object ce contenu.
Why is there an à before personne here?
The verb montrer (to show) requires the preposition à when showing something to someone (montrer quelque chose à quelqu'un). Since personne acts as the person receiving the action, the preposition must stay attached to it: à personne (to anyone).
Why isn't there a pas in this sentence to make it negative?
When you use strong negative words like plus, jamais, or personne, they completely replace pas. You should never use pas alongside these words, even when you are stacking several of them in the same sentence!

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