Turkish - French Dictionary
/nɛ/
Ne is a versatile Turkish word meaning "what" (interrogative pronoun or determiner), "nor" (conjunction), or an exclamation of surprise. It translates to French as quoi, que, quel(le), ni, or comment! depending on context.
| # | Type | Turkish | French |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determiner | ne beginning an exclamation | quel |
| 2 | determiner | ne beginning an exclamation | quelle |
| 3 | pronoun | ne what? (interrogative pronoun) | quoi |
| 4 | pronoun | ne what? (interrogative pronoun) | que |
| 5 | pronoun | ne what? (interrogative pronoun) | qu'est-ce que |
| 6 | pronoun | ne what? (interrogative pronoun) | qu'est-ce qui |
| 7 | pronoun | ne what? (interrogative pronoun) | quel |
| 8 | conjunction | ne nor | ni |
| 9 | interjection | ne expression of surprise | quoi ! |
| 10 | interjection | ne expression of surprise | comment ! |
| 11 | noun | ne name of the letter N, n | enne |
Ne yapıyorsun?
Qu'est-ce que tu fais?
Ne kadar güzel!
Quel beau!
Ne senin ne de onun.
Ni le tien ni le sien.
Ne functions as both an interrogative pronoun ("what?") and a conjunction ("nor"). As an interrogative, it pairs with question particles and verb forms; as a conjunction in negative contexts, it means "neither/nor". Pay attention to word order: interrogative ne typically appears early in the sentence.
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