ges

Not Any with Ges

Level 5

Ges is another word for not any, and it goes with pas.

How It Works

PatternExample
pas de + nounAi pas de pan. (I have no bread.)
pas cap de + nounAi pas cap de pan. (I have no bread at all.)
pas ges de + nounAi pas ges de pan. (I have no bread at all.)

Ges and cap do the same job, and both are stronger than a plain pas de. Use pas ges de before a noun, and ges d' before a vowel: Joan a pas ges d'amic aicí.

You also meet pas ges after a verb, with no noun: Aquel vin m'agrada pas ges. (I do not like that wine at all.)

The dictionary notes that in speech, ges can take endings like an adjective (ges, gessa). In writing, the simple form ges is the one to use.

Examples (5)

  1. I a pas ges de pan.

    There is no bread at all.

    Pas ges de: not any at all.

  2. Ai pas ges de paur.

    I am not afraid at all.

    Pas ges de goes with a noun.

  3. Joan a pas ges d'amic aicí.

    Joan has no friends here at all.

    Ges d' before a vowel.

  4. Aquò a pas ges de sens.

    That makes no sense at all.

    Pas ges de sens: no sense at all.

  5. Aquel vin m'agrada pas ges.

    I do not like that wine at all.

    Pas ges can also follow the verb alone.

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gesLevel 5Not Any with Ges

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Ges is another word for not any, so pas cap comes first.

Words in This Pattern

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