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[balmy moss]

Please be patient

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[hexed rivet]

1. Replaces strong. Otherwise it's like... Been what?
2. Just how the language functions. You've never been that strong before, so french uses negation.

[wary talon]

it's actually not negation

this is an instance of ne explétif to compare inequalities

as for "l' ", as alba said, it replaces "fort". être requires an attribute to indicate what you are.

[hexed rivet]

Ah hm guess I mixed it up with another case cuz of the jamais

That makes sense tho

[wary talon]

yeah "jamais" can cause confusion but you can just replace it and it still works. ex: je suis plus fort que je ne l'étais hier

[silk birch]

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/neuter-object-pronoun/

It seems to me that it’s this