I dont quite get it , i i want to say i have no time , why is it : je n'ai pas LE temp , why add le ? Where do i need to add this article , if not for "the" ?
FR: Je n'ai pas le temps - article
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Generally speaking, an article is usually required in French, unlike in English. In your sample sentence the article is mandatory in French. In English there are multiple options. One of them uses the definite article as well…
I don't have the time
I don't have time
I don't have any time
I have no time
I don't have the time
I don't have time
I don't have any time
I have no time
If i want to translate "i have no time ", not "i dont have the time" , its je n'ai pas le temp , but why is it so? Its not "i dont have the time" , its "i have no time" ....
Like Bezoard said, 'I have no time' can be translated by 'je n'ai pas de temps' (with a "s" at the end). But it really depends on the context, it's usually 'I have no time...' (for you, to lose, etc.), you can have several translations for an expression, and not always a correct one, but a similar one.
How is je na pas de temps logical ?
De is for singular and temps is pluriel... isnt it des ?
De is for singular and temps is pluriel... isnt it des ?
Je n'ai pas le temps sous-entend qu'il faudrait / qu'il faut/ nécessaire.
Exemple :
- Est-ce que tu peux tondre la gazon aujourd'hui ?
- Non, je suis trop occupé. Je n'ai pas le temps.
Voir FR: (ne pas) avoir le/de/du temps
Exemple :
- Est-ce que tu peux tondre la gazon aujourd'hui ?
- Non, je suis trop occupé. Je n'ai pas le temps.
Voir FR: (ne pas) avoir le/de/du temps
Yet both phrases have exactly the same meaning in English. Only the constructions are different.
Temps is NOT plural, despite the "s" inherited from Latin. It is singular in "je n'ai pas de temps".
'De' is not only for singular, this partitive article can be used with singular or plurial (Tu as des pommes ? Non, je n'ai pas de pommes).
de/des pommes
de/des pommes