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Negação em francês: Já não / Não mais (Ne...Plus)

Você usa ne...plus (com o 's' mudo, hein!) para falar de hábitos ou estados que acabaram. É tipo: 'não faço mais isso'.

Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

Use 'ne...plus' to express that an action or state has stopped happening.

  • Place 'ne' before the verb and 'plus' after the verb: 'Je ne mange plus'.
  • If the verb starts with a vowel, use 'n'' instead of 'ne': 'Il n'aime plus'.
  • In spoken French, the 'ne' is often dropped: 'Je mange plus'.
Subject + ne + Verb + plus

Overview

Já olhou para o seu telemóvel e percebeu que está a fazer scroll há três horas e decidiu de repente:
Não vou fazer mais isto
? Esse momento específico de deixar um hábito é exatamente para o que serve o ne...plus. Em francês, usamos esta pequena sanduíche para indicar que algo que costumava acontecer terminou oficialmente.

How This Grammar Works

Pense no ne...plus como o primo mais específico do ne...pas. Enquanto o ne...pas é um simples não, o ne...plus adiciona uma camada de história (não mais / já não). Nota muito importante: o s no final de plus é quase sempre mudo quando usado em sentido negativo.

Formation Pattern

1
Comece com o sujeito.
2
Coloque o ne (ou n' antes de vogal).
3
Adicione o verbo conjugado.
4
Feche a sanduíche com plus.

When To Use It

Para mudanças de hábitos (Je n'utilise plus TikTok) ou quando algo esgota (Nous n'avons plus de croissants).

Common Mistakes

O erro mais comum é pronunciar o s. Se o pronunciar, parecerá que está a pedir mais.

Contrast With Similar Patterns

  • ne...pas: negação simples.
  • ne...plus: já não.
  • ne...jamais: nunca.

Quick FAQ

P: Pode ser usado sem verbo? R: Sim, Plus maintenant.

Negation Pattern

Subject Negation 1 Verb Negation 2
Je
ne
mange
plus
Tu
ne
parles
plus
Il/Elle
ne
travaille
plus
Nous
ne
sortons
plus
Vous
ne
finissez
plus
Ils/Elles
ne
viennent
plus

Elision with Vowels

Subject Negation 1 Verb Negation 2
J'
n'
aime
plus
Il
n'
habite
plus
Elle
n'
écoute
plus

Meanings

Indicates the cessation of an action or state that was previously true.

1

Cessation of action

An action that occurred in the past no longer occurs.

“Il ne fume plus.”

“Nous ne sortons plus le soir.”

2

Exhaustion of supply

Something is no longer available or present.

“Il n'y a plus de pain.”

“Je n'ai plus d'argent.”

3

Emphasis on 'no more'

Used to emphasize the finality of a situation.

“C'est fini, je ne t'aime plus.”

“Il ne veut plus rien dire.”

Reference Table

Reference table for Negação em francês: Já não / Não mais (Ne...Plus)
Expressão Negativa Significado Exemplo Observação de Uso
ne...plus
No longer / Not anymore
Je ne fume plus.
Implica um hábito anterior.
ne...pas
Not
Je ne fume pas.
Declaração geral de fato.
ne...plus de
No more [noun]
Il n'y a plus de lait.
Use 'de' para quantidades.
plus maintenant
Not anymore (short)
Tu fumes ? Plus maintenant.
Resposta curta e conversacional.
ne...plus rien
Nothing anymore
Je ne vois plus rien.
Combinado com 'nada'.
ne...plus jamais
Never again
Je n'irai plus jamais.
Fim mais forte e permanente.

Espectro de formalidade

Formal
Je ne fume plus.

Je ne fume plus. (Health)

Neutro
Je ne fume plus.

Je ne fume plus. (Health)

Informal
Je fume plus.

Je fume plus. (Health)

Gíria
J'fume plus.

J'fume plus. (Health)

Quando usar Ne...Plus

Ne...Plus

Hábitos

  • Fumer Smoking
  • Manger Eating

Tecnologia

  • Marcher Working (device)
  • Batterie Battery life

Comparação de Negações

Ne...Pas
Je ne mange pas. I am not eating.
Ne...Plus
Je ne mange plus. I don't eat anymore.

Construindo o Sanduíche

1

É um tempo composto?

YES
Coloque 'plus' depois do auxiliar (avoir/être).
NO
Coloque 'plus' depois do verbo conjugado.
2

Começa com vogal?

YES
Use n' em vez de ne.
NO ↓

Guia de Pronúncia

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S Mudo (Negação)

  • Je n'en veux plus
  • Il ne pleut plus
  • C'est plus possible
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S Pronunciado (Positivo)

  • Plus de café, s'il vous plaît
  • Deux plus deux
  • En plus

Exemplos por nível

1

Je ne mange plus.

I don't eat anymore.

2

Il ne travaille plus.

He doesn't work anymore.

3

Nous n'avons plus de temps.

We have no more time.

4

Elle ne veut plus sortir.

She doesn't want to go out anymore.

1

Je ne vais plus à la piscine.

I don't go to the pool anymore.

2

Il n'y a plus de lait.

There is no more milk.

3

Ils ne vivent plus ici.

They don't live here anymore.

4

Tu ne m'aimes plus ?

Don't you love me anymore?

1

Je ne peux plus supporter cette situation.

I can no longer stand this situation.

2

Le magasin ne vend plus ce produit.

The store no longer sells this product.

3

Nous ne nous voyons plus souvent.

We don't see each other often anymore.

4

Il ne fait plus de sport depuis son accident.

He hasn't done sports since his accident.

1

Je ne saurais plus vous dire quand c'est arrivé.

I could no longer tell you when it happened.

2

Elle ne se souvient plus de son nom.

She no longer remembers his name.

3

Il ne faut plus attendre pour agir.

We must no longer wait to act.

4

La loi ne permet plus cette pratique.

The law no longer allows this practice.

1

Il ne se sent plus en mesure de diriger l'entreprise.

He no longer feels able to lead the company.

2

Je ne me reconnais plus dans ces valeurs.

I no longer identify with these values.

3

Elle ne daigne plus répondre à mes appels.

She no longer deigns to answer my calls.

4

Il ne saurait être question de reculer.

There can no longer be any question of backing down.

1

N'ayant plus rien à perdre, il se lança.

Having nothing left to lose, he jumped in.

2

Il ne se voit plus qu'à travers le regard des autres.

He sees himself only through the eyes of others.

3

Plus ne sera comme avant.

Nothing will be as it was before.

4

Il ne se trouve plus d'homme capable de telle prouesse.

There is no longer a man capable of such a feat.

Fácil de confundir

French Negation: No Longer / Not Anymore (Ne...Plus) vs ne...pas vs ne...plus

Learners use 'pas' for everything.

French Negation: No Longer / Not Anymore (Ne...Plus) vs ne...plus vs ne...jamais

Learners use 'plus' for 'never'.

French Negation: No Longer / Not Anymore (Ne...Plus) vs ne...plus vs ne...rien

Learners use 'plus' for 'nothing'.

Erros comuns

Je ne plus mange

Je ne mange plus

Plus must come after the verb.

Je mange plus

Je ne mange plus

In writing, you must include 'ne'.

Je ne mange pas plus

Je ne mange plus

Don't combine pas and plus.

Je n'ai plus pas

Je n'ai plus

Redundant negation.

Il ne aime plus

Il n'aime plus

Must use elision before vowels.

Je ne plus ai faim

Je n'ai plus faim

Verb must be between ne and plus.

Il ne travaille plus pas

Il ne travaille plus

Plus is sufficient.

Je ne le plus vois

Je ne le vois plus

Pronouns go before the verb.

Ne plus faire ça

Ne pas faire ça

Use 'ne pas' for infinitive prohibition.

Je ne veux plus rien

Je ne veux plus rien

This is actually correct, but often confused with 'je ne veux rien'.

Je ne saurais plus le faire

Je ne saurais plus le faire

Actually correct, but often misused in context.

Padrões de frases

Je ne ___ plus.

Il n'y a plus de ___.

Nous ne ___ plus ___.

Je ne peux plus ___.

Real World Usage

Texting very common

J'peux plus venir.

Restaurant common

Je n'ai plus faim.

Work common

Nous ne travaillons plus avec eux.

Social Media common

Je ne suis plus cette page.

Travel occasional

Ce bus ne passe plus ici.

Shopping common

Il n'y a plus de stock.

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O 'S' Mudo

Imagina que você está pedindo mais comida, mas na verdade está negando. Se você pronunciar o 's' em 'ne...plus', pode parecer que você quer 'mais'! Então, lembre-se: o 's' é sempre mudo na negação.
Je ne veux plus de café.
(Não quero mais café).
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A Regra do 'De'

Lembra que com 'ne...pas' a gente troca 'un/une/des/du' por 'de'? Com 'ne...plus' é a mesma coisa! Se você não tem mais algo, use 'de'. "Il n'y a plus de lait." (Não tem mais leite).
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Omitindo o 'Ne'

No dia a dia, em conversas informais com amigos, os franceses costumam 'engolir' o 'ne'. Por exemplo, em vez de "Je n'en peux plus
(Não aguento mais), eles dizem
J'en peux plus
. Com amigos, pode usar também!
J'ai plus de batterie." (Não tenho mais bateria).

Smart Tips

Use 'ne...plus' instead of 'ne...pas'.

Je ne travaille pas ici. Je ne travaille plus ici.

Drop the 'ne' to sound like a native.

Je ne sais plus. J'sais plus.

Always use 'n'' to avoid awkward sounds.

Il ne aime plus. Il n'aime plus.

Include the 'ne' for professional tone.

J'ai plus besoin de ce service. Je n'ai plus besoin de ce service.

Pronúncia

n'aime /nɛm/

Elision

The 'e' in 'ne' is dropped before a vowel.

plus /ply/

Liaison

No liaison between 'plus' and the following word unless it's a vowel.

Falling

Je ne mange plus ↘

Finality and certainty.

Memorize

Mnemônico

Plus means 'more' in math, but in French negation, it means 'no more'!

Associação visual

Imagine a clock that stops ticking. The 'ne' is the battery, the 'plus' is the broken hand.

Rhyme

Si tu ne veux plus, ne dis pas plus, dis 'ne...plus'!

Story

Pierre used to smoke. He decided to stop. Now, he tells his friends: 'Je ne fume plus'. His life is healthier because he doesn't smoke anymore.

Word Web

neplusencorecesserfiniterminéjamais

Desafio

Write 5 sentences about things you used to do but don't anymore.

Notas culturais

The dropping of 'ne' is standard in casual French.

The 'ne' is almost always dropped in speech.

Usage is similar to France but often more formal in writing.

Derived from Latin 'non plus' (not more).

Iniciadores de conversa

Est-ce que tu habites toujours à Paris ?

Tu fais toujours du sport ?

Est-ce que tu travailles encore chez Google ?

Penses-tu que cette situation va durer ?

Temas para diário

Write about a hobby you stopped.
Describe a change in your life.
Discuss a habit you want to break.
Reflect on how your perspective has changed.

Erros comuns

Incorrect

Correto


Incorrect

Correto


Incorrect

Correto


Incorrect

Correto

Test Yourself

Preencha a lacuna para dizer 'Eu não fumo mais'.

Je ne ___ plus.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: fume
O verbo deve ser conjugado no presente do indicativo, concordando com o sujeito 'Je'.
Qual frase está correta para 'Estamos sem pão'? Múltipla escolha

Escolha a frase correta:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nous n'avons plus de pain.
Na negação, artigos partitivos (du, de la) mudam para 'de'.
Encontre o erro nesta frase: 'Je ne travaille pas plus ici.' Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Je ne travaille pas plus ici.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Je ne travaille plus ici.
Você não pode usar 'pas' e 'plus' juntos na mesma estrutura negativa.

Score: /3

Exercicios praticos

8 exercises
Fill in the blank.

Je ___ mange plus.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ne
The sandwich structure requires 'ne'.
Choose the correct sentence. Múltipla escolha

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Je ne mange plus
Verb must be between ne and plus.
Fix the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Il ne aime plus.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Il n'aime plus
Elision is required.
Transform to 'no longer'. Sentence Transformation

Je travaille ici.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Je ne travaille plus ici
Plus indicates cessation.
Complete the dialogue. Dialogue Completion

A: Tu fumes ? B: Non, ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: je ne fume plus
Implies stopping a habit.
Reorder the words. Sentence Building

plus / ne / nous / voyons / nous

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nous ne nous voyons plus
Pronouns go before the verb.
Sort the negatives. Grammar Sorting

Which means 'no longer'?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ne...plus
Plus is the discontinuative.
Conjugate. Conjugation Drill

Ils (ne...plus) manger.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ne mangent plus
Conjugate for ils.

Score: /8

Practice Bank

10 exercises
Complete a frase: 'Ela não mora mais aqui'. Preencher as lacunas

Elle n'___ plus ici.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: habite
Traduza: 'Não estou mais com fome'. Tradução

I am no longer hungry.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Je n'ai plus faim.
Reorganize para dizer: 'O Wi-Fi não funciona mais'. Sentence Reorder

marche / plus / Le Wi-Fi / ne

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Le Wi-Fi ne marche plus
Combine os pares: Match Pairs

Match the pairs:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Not anymore : Plus maintenant
Corrija: 'Je n'ai mangé plus.' Error Correction

Je n'ai mangé plus.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Je n'ai plus mangé.
Selecione a frase que um francês provavelmente diria a um amigo: Múltipla escolha

Select the phrase a French person would likely say to a friend:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: J'en veux plus.
Preencha a lacuna: 'Não temos mais café'. Preencher as lacunas

Nous n'avons plus ___ café.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: de
Reorganize: 'Eles não se veem mais'. Sentence Reorder

plus / se / Ils / ne / voient

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ils ne se voient plus
Traduza: 'Eu não uso mais Facebook'. Tradução

I don't use Facebook anymore.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Je n'utilise plus Facebook.
Verificação de pronúncia: Múltipla escolha

Pronunciation check:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: No, it is silent.

Score: /10

Perguntas frequentes (8)

No, they are different types of negation. Use one or the other.

In speech, yes. In writing, no.

Use 'n'' instead of 'ne'.

In negation, yes. In math, it means 'more'.

Yes, 'Je n'ai plus de temps'.

It is neutral. It is used in all registers.

'Jamais' means never, 'plus' means not anymore.

Yes, 'Ne manges-tu plus ?'

Scaffolded Practice

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Mastery Progress

Needs Practice

Improving

Strong

Mastered

In Other Languages

Spanish high

ya no

Placement: 'ya no' goes before the verb, 'ne...plus' surrounds it.

German high

nicht mehr

German is not a sandwich structure.

Japanese moderate

mou ~ nai

Japanese negation is at the end of the sentence.

Arabic moderate

lam ya'ud

It is a complex verb construction.

Chinese moderate

bu zai

Chinese has no verb conjugation.

English high

no longer / not anymore

English uses auxiliary verbs like 'do'.

Learning Path

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