FRIT-F 313 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Marguerite Duras, Goat Cheese, Le Monde

• School: IU
• Department: French And Italian
• Course: FRIT-F 313
• Professor: Okamoto Mac Phail Aiko

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Notes de chapitre 20 (not full)- indefinites (general ideas, imprecise qualities) Includes adj, pronouns, adv, some nouns, many verb phrases. Aucun and aucunement: aucun (adj and pronoun) As adj, usually singular, except if noun it modifies only exists in plural. I have none [not a single one]. Non, malheu(cid:396)euse(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, (cid:374)ous (cid:374)"e(cid:374) a(cid:448)o(cid:374)s aucunes avant no l. No, unfortunately, we have none [at all] before christmas. Ex: agreement of verb with aucun subject. When aucun(e) is subject, verb is always in 3rd person singular. Same when followed by plural expressions like d"e(cid:374)t(cid:396)e (cid:374)ous/vous/eux/elles or de nous/vous/d"eu(cid:454)/d"elles. Aucun de nous (cid:374)"est libre ce soir. (not sommes libres) When repeated before several noun subjects, verb can be singular or plural. Aucune parole ni aucun geste amical ne pourra or ne pourront la consoler. Neither a kind word not a gesture of friendship will make her feel any better: aucunement (in no way, not in the least)