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[halcyon nest]

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[gusty dagger]

the pronoun order is right, the verb/negation placement can vary depending on the tense/mood

infinitive: ne pas le manger
simple tense: je ne le mange pas
compound tense: je ne l'ai pas mangé

[urban fractal]

so the diagram is to be used in which case?

doesn't the ne pas always surround the conjugated verb in all tenses, except for the infinitive where it doesnt surround anything?

[gusty dagger]

exactly

[urban fractal]

im sorry i still dont understand

[gusty dagger]

This pronoun order is correct, and they get placed before the auxiliary and the verb

And you know how the negation part works

but i'll reiterate just in case. it should:

• precede everything in the infinitive
• in simple tenses wrap the object pronouns and the verb
• in compound tenses wrap the object pronouns and the auxiliary

[urban fractal]

ah ok

thanks so much

where would cela fit in?

"the indefinite demonstrative pronoun"

[gusty dagger]

it's not an object pronoun, so it would come after everything

je ne mange pas cela/ça

[urban fractal]

thank you again

i should probably say merci beaucoup actually lol

[gusty dagger]

either works!

[last stirrup]

ngl the presence of the subject pronoun there means that it should be placed after the verb but what citrons said is correct, the negative adverb comes before the verb when it’s in infinitive form