Pas In french | Antimoon Forum

What is the pas in french? I'v seen it when french is writ, what is it for...? or mean? for example Ne T'arretes pas or ne touche pas (Meaning dont touch, but why Pas, if it has ne? Thanks

P.s. anyone know any easy way to learn french pronounciation...?

French has a mandatory double negative in verb phrases: both 'ne' and another negative (pas, point, jamais, rien, etc. depending on meaning) are necessary. The 'ne' is increasingly being dropped in spoken French, making 'pas' the main negative marker.
As for learning French pronunciation, sorry, I don't think there's an easy way. The spelling system is quite complicated, though a little more straightforward than English's.

'ne' + 'pas' is used to negate a verb; however, 'pas' alone can be used to negate adjectives, adverbs, or nouns. It is derived from the Latin phrase "nec...passum" meaning "not...at all" [lit. "not a step"] originally used with verbs of motion.

for pronunciation, what specifically? sounds? stress?

What willif you just pronounce French words as they are spelled...?

« The 'ne' is increasingly being dropped in spoken French, making 'pas' the main negative marker. »

fyi : Most of the Oc languages had already begun dropping the pre-verbal negative marker 'ne' or 'non' by the 17th century ; with 'pas' shifting from emphasizer role to the primary negative :

> Parli pas - I don't speak
> An pas parlat - They haven't spoken
> I vesi pas res - I don't see anything
> Aquel que parla pas jamai - The one who never speaks

The pre-verbal negation, however, is retained in most dialects of Gascon :

> Aqueth qui non parla pas jamei - The one who never speaks

> Ne l'escotava pas (Maritime & Interieur)
> Non l'escotava pas (Béarnais)
> Non l'escotava cap (Commengeois/Couseranais)

However...
> Non la escotava (Aranais) -- here the pattern follows the Iberian style with a single pre-verbal negative marker.

Oui, la construction <ne...pas> a éclipsé ses concurrentes :

je ne marche pas (ich nicht gehe Schritt ~ ich gehe keinen Schritt)
→ je ne marche pas

je ne mouds grain (ich nicht mahle Korn ~ ich mahle kein Korn)
→ je ne mouds pas (ich nicht mahle Schritt ~ ich mahle keinen Schritt)

je ne mange mie (ich nicht esse Krümel ~ ich esse keinen Krümel)
→ je ne mange pas (ich nicht gehe Schritt ~ ich esse keinen Krümel)

je ne couds point (ich nicht nähe Stich ~ ich nähe keinen Stich)
→ je ne couds pas (ich nicht nähe Schritt ~ ich nähe keinen Schritt)

je ne bois goutte (ich nicht trinke Tropfen ~ ich trinke keinen Tropfen)
→ je ne bois pas (ich nicht trinke Schritt ~ ich trinke keinen Schritt)

je ne vois goutte (ich nicht sehe Tropfen ~ ich sehe keinen Tropfen)
→ je ne vois pas (ich nicht sehe Schritt ~ ich sehe keinen Schritt)

je ne vois point (ich nicht sehe Stich ~ ich sehe keinen Stich)
→ je ne vois pas (ich nicht sehe Schritt ~ ich sehe keinen Schritt)

je ne parle point (ich nicht spreche Stich ~ ich spreche keinen Stich)
→ je ne parle pas (ich nicht spreche Schritt ~ ich spreche keinen Schritt)

je ne veux point (ich nicht will Stich ~ ich will keinen Stich)
→ je ne veux pas (ich nicht will Schritt ~ ich will keinen Schritt)

je ne fais rien = {je ne fais chose} (ich nicht tue Ding ~ ich tue kein Ding)
→ je ne fais pas = {ich mache nicht} (ich nicht tue Schritt ~ ich tue kein Schritt)
→ je ne fais rien = {ich mache nichts} (ich nicht tue Ding ~ ich tue kein Ding)

tu ne parles pas = du sprichst nicht (du nicht sprichst Schritt ~ du sprichst keinen Schritt)

tu parles pas = du sprichst nicht (du sprichst Schritt ~ du sprichst keinen Schritt)

tu ne dis rien = du sagst nichts (du nicht sagst Ding ~ du sagst keinen Ding)

tu dis rien = du sagst nichts (du sagst nichts/Ding)

tu n'es pas grand = du bist nicht groß (du nich'bist Schritt groß)

t'es pas grand = du bist nicht groß (d'bist Schritt groß)

"Pas" is also pronounced /Pa/ (X-sampa)

The "S" isn't pronounced, except when the following word starts with a vowel, the sound is generaly a /z/ .

example:
Pas ici.
/pazisi/

"Ne... Pas" is commonly said with the word "Pas" only.

Example (evolution): I don't know
1: Je ne sais pas (formal)
2: Je sais pas (informal)
3: Sais pas/Chais pas. (familiar)

«What willif you just pronounce French words as they are spelled...?»

That would be a big BIG mess.

Presley: Looks much easier

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