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ne saurait toujours vous suffire

French translation: ne savoir + infinitif

19:44 Apr 16, 2012
French language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / grammaire
French term or phrase: ne saurait toujours vous suffire
puisque tout ce qu'on a a vous offrir
ne saurait toujours vous suffire"

dans cette phrase pourquoi on ne dit pas: ne saurait toujours pas vous suffire?
pourquoi on a supprime' "pas"?
paroles de M. d'Inca & numeron 9
lefeu
Selected answer:ne savoir + infinitif
Explanation:
Voici l'explication en bas de page:

le Larousse de difficultés grammaticales répond immédiatement (article négation) : dans le langage formel le deuxième adverbe de négation peut disparaitre devant cesser, oser, pouvoir, savoir.


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NancyLynn
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Local time: 00:16
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +3ne savoir + infinitif
NancyLynn
5ne saurait sans pas
Cornelia Zepf (X)


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ne savoir + infinitif


Explanation:
Voici l'explication en bas de page:

le Larousse de difficultés grammaticales répond immédiatement (article négation) : dans le langage formel le deuxième adverbe de négation peut disparaitre devant cesser, oser, pouvoir, savoir.




NancyLynn
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Local time: 00:16
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cornelia Zepf (X): Exactement!
2 mins
agree  Chéli Rioboo: absolument!
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agree  Sindia Alves
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ne saurait sans pas


Explanation:
On ne met pas de 'pas' dans des expressions fixes comme 'on ne saurait', 'je n'ai que faire de', 'je ne puis'. C'est mon livre de grammaire qui le dit...

Cornelia Zepf (X)
Local time: 05:16
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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