Breakdown of Ils ont formellement démenti la spéculation pour que l'actionnaire ne s'inquiète aucunement.
ils
they (masculine/mixed)
avoir
to have
ne
not (used before the verb)
pour que
so that
s'inquiéter
to worry
aucunement
in no way
démentir
to deny (a statement, rumor)
formellement
formally
la spéculation
the speculation
l'actionnaire
the shareholder (m)
Questions & Answers about Ils ont formellement démenti la spéculation pour que l'actionnaire ne s'inquiète aucunement.
Why isn't there a pas in ne s'inquiète aucunement?
The word aucunement (not at all) replaces pas. When using emphatic negations like ne... aucunement or ne... nullement, you wrap them around the conjugated verb exactly like you would with ne... pas, but you drop the pas.
Could I use nullement instead of aucunement in this sentence?
Is s'inquiète in the present indicative or the subjunctive mood here?
It is in the subjunctive. The conjunction pour que (so that) expresses a goal or intent rather than a stated fact, so it always requires the subjunctive mood. For regular -er verbs like s'inquiéter, the subjunctive form looks identical to the present indicative.
What is the exact word order for the negation around a reflexive verb like s'inquiéter?
The ne must come before the reflexive pronoun, while the second part of the negation comes after the conjugated verb. The strict order here is: ne + reflexive pronoun (s') + conjugated verb (inquiète) + negative word (aucunement).
Why is the adverb formellement placed between ont and démenti?
In French compound tenses like the passé composé, many adverbs—especially short, common ones and those ending in -ment—are placed right between the auxiliary verb (ont) and the past participle (démenti).
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