French · Français ne /nə/ particle A1 (estimated) 1. no; not Englishnot, noGermannicht, icht, netPortuguesenãoCzechneItaliannon, micaSpanishnoDutchnietSwedishinte, ej, ickeLatinnon, ne 2. not (used alone to negate a verb, now chiefly with only a few particular verbs; see usage notes) EnglishnotGermannichtPortuguesenumItaliannonSpanishno, lo quieras o no, pese a quien peseDutchnietSwedishinte, ej, ickeLatinnon, haud 3. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see usage notes) Englishnot, noGermannichtPortuguesenumItaliannonSpanishnoDutchnietSwedishinte, ej, ickeLatinnon, haud 4. used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear) to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so-called "pleonastic" or "expletive" ne Englishuncertainty Open “ne” in Glossarium with all forms, examples and audio