Breakdown of Je n'ai visité ni l'Europe ni l'Afrique.
je
I
avoir
to have
ne
not (used before the verb)
visiter
to visit
Questions & Answers about Je n'ai visité ni l'Europe ni l'Afrique.
Why is there no pas after the verb?
Why do Europe and Afrique keep the article l'? Doesn't ni... ni usually drop articles?
The ne ... ni ... ni construction only drops indefinite articles (un, une, des) and partitive articles (du, de la, des). Definite articles (le, la, les, l') are always kept. Since continents require definite articles, l'Europe and l'Afrique keep their l'.
Why don't we use the preposition en before the continents here?
The verb visiter takes a direct object when talking about places. Therefore, you use definite articles rather than prepositions like en. You only use en with verbs of movement or location, such as Je suis allé en Europe.
How would the word order change if I wanted to say I neither ate nor drank?