Je ne trouve plus mon permis dans mon sac.

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Breakdown of Je ne trouve plus mon permis dans mon sac.

• mon: my
• dans: in
• le sac: the bag

Questions & Answers about Je ne trouve plus mon permis dans mon sac.

Why does the sentence use ne ... plus instead of ne ... pas?

Because ne ... plus means no longer / not anymore, not just simple negation.

• Je ne trouve pas mon permis = I can't find my license
• Je ne trouve plus mon permis = I can't find my license anymore / no longer

So plus adds the idea that the speaker used to be able to find it or had it before, but now cannot.

What exactly does plus mean here?

In this sentence, plus means anymore or no longer.

It is part of the negative structure ne ... plus.

Examples:

• Je ne fume plus. = I don't smoke anymore.
• Il n'habite plus ici. = He doesn't live here anymore.

So here, Je ne trouve plus mon permis means the speaker cannot find the license now, and implies a change from before.

Why is there a ne before trouve?