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An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
adverb
a. pas (often used with "ne")
Do you want some coffee? - Not at the moment, thanks.Tu veux du café ? - Pas pour l’instant, merci.
I'm not the kind of person you think I am.Je ne suis pas le genre de personne que tu crois.
a. non
Are you angry with me? - Of course not!Tu m’en veux ? - Bien sûr que non !
b. pas (often used with "ne")
Do you think we'll have a math quiz today? - I hope not!Tu penses qu'on aura un contrôle de maths aujourd'hui ? - J'espère pas !
You may think I'm joking, but I'm not.Vous pensez peut-être que je plaisante, mais ce n'est pas le cas.
a. moins de
Not 10 minutes after we were talking about Caleb, he walked through the door.Moins de 10 minutes après avoir parlé de Caleb, il a franchi la porte.
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