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je
I
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ne
- not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes)
- not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below)
- 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.
- In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative
puis
-
then; after; next
demeurer
- to live, stay
- to stay, to remain, to stop for a long time
- to last, to persist
loin
far, distant
de
-
- of (expresses belonging)
- of (used to express property or association)
- from (used to indicate origin)
- of (indicates an amount)
- used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
- from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
- used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
- by (indicates the amount of change)
plus
-
- more, -er (used to form comparatives of adjectives)
- more, -er (used to form comparatives of adverbs)
- more, -er (indicating a higher degree or quantity)
- more (indicating a greater quantity)
- more (supplementary, preceded by de)
- the most, -est (used to form superlatives of adjectives and adverbs)
- no longer, not ... any more
- the more ..., the more ...
- the more ..., the ...
longtemps
for a long time; over a long period