| A | B |
| I'm not tall. | Je ne suis pas grand. |
| He no longer smokes. (fumer) | Il ne fume plus. |
| We never used to go to Paris. | Nous n'allions jamais à Paris. |
| No one ate, yesterday. | Personne n'a mangé hier. |
| I didn't see anyone at the park. | Je n'ai vu personne au parc. |
| Nothing is on the table. | Rien n'est sur la table. |
| The man didn't send anything to me. | L'homme ne m'a rien envoyé. |
| My mother didn't like you at all. | Ma mère ne t'a point aimé. |
| You were hardly here! | Tu n'étais guère ici! |
| We only talked while eating. | Nous ne parlions qu'en mangeant. |
| She learned neither to drive nor to text. | Elle n'a appris ni conduire ni texter. |
| I had not a single sister. | Je n'avais aucune soeur. |
| not | ne...pas |
| no longer | ne...plus |
| never | ne...jamais |
| no one | ne...personne |
| nothing | ne...rien |
| not at all | ne...point |
| hardly | ne...guère |
| only | ne...que |
| neither, nor | ne...ni...ni |
| not a single/not one | ne...aucun/aucune |