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Ce
Pronoun
  ne
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Adverb
  sont
Auxiliary
  pas
Adverb
  des
Determiner
  artistes
Noun
  mais
Coordinating conjunction
  de
Determiner
  simples
Adjective
  artisans
Noun
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They are not artists but simple craftsmen.
Words and sentences
New
ce

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New
ne

  1. not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes)
  2. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below)
  3. Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so-called "pleonastic" or "expletive" ne.
  4. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative

New
sont

third-person plural present indicative of être

New
des

New
artistes

plural of artiste

New
mais

New
de

New
artisans

masculine plural of artisan

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