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How to Say ‘A circle has no corners.’ in French

Un cercle n'a pas de coins.

uhn SEHR-kluh n ah pah duh kwan

[uhn SEHR-kluh n ah pah duh kwan]

💬 Usage Tip: 'Not' comes in two parts that wrap around the verb, n' before and pas after. Ne shrinks to n' before a vowel.

Phrase Breakdown

Un cercle

uhn SEHR-kluh

A circle

Pronounced 'uhn SEHR-kl'. The 'c' sounds like 's' before 'e'.

Example

Trace un cercle.

Draw a circle.

Words in this phrase

[uhn]

a / an

Masculine singular indefinite article.

Example

Un supplément peut être ajouté la nuit.

A surcharge can be added at night.

cercle

[SEHR-kluh]

circle

A masculine noun for a perfectly round flat shape.

Example

Le cercle est vert.

The circle is green.

n'a pas de coins.

n ah pah duh kwan

has no corners.

Pronounced 'na pa duh KWAN'. 'Ne... pas' makes it negative, and 'ne' becomes 'n'' before 'a'.

Example

Une balle n'a pas de coins.

A ball has no corners.

Words in this phrase

[n]

not

Contracted first part of negation before a vowel.

Example

Je n'ai pas ma carte aujourd'hui.

I don't have my card today.

[ah]

has

Used with a past participle to form the present perfect tense.

Example

Elle a visité Paris.

She has visited Paris.

pas

[pah]

not

Used with 'ne' to form a negative.

Example

Je ne comprends pas.

I do not understand.

[duh]

any

After a negative, de replaces un/une/des, meaning 'any' or 'no'.

Example

Je n'ai pas de crayon.

I don't have any pencil.

coins

[kwan]

corners

Plural of coin; the points where two sides meet.

Example

Un triangle a trois coins.

A triangle has three corners.

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