Breakdown of Tu ne veux plus rien étudier ? Si, mais l'informatique est trop difficile pour y réussir seul.
être
to be
tu
you (informal singular)
mais
but
pour
for
ne
not (used before the verb)
difficile
difficult
étudier
to study
vouloir
to want
réussir
to succeed
plus
more
rien
nothing (ne ... rien)
y
there (pronoun) / to it
seul
alone / lonely
trop
too, too much
si
yes (answering a negative question)
l'informatique
the computer science (f)
Questions & Answers about Tu ne veux plus rien étudier ? Si, mais l'informatique est trop difficile pour y réussir seul.
How does the "too difficult to succeed" structure work in this sentence?
Why is there an y before réussir?
Why use Si instead of Oui to say "Yes I do"?
In French, Si is the special word for "Yes" that you use exclusively to contradict a negative statement or question. Because the first speaker asked a negative question ("Tu ne veux plus..."), saying Oui would be confusing. Si clearly says "Actually, yes I do!"
How does the double negative ne ... plus rien work here?
You can combine certain negative words in French. Here, ne ... plus (not anymore) combines with rien (nothing / anything) to mean "not anything anymore." Notice the word order: both plus and rien come immediately after the conjugated verb (veux) and before the infinitive (étudier).
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