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How do you say "What don't you want?" in French?
Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ?
In French, "What don't you want?" is Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ?.
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Pronunciation
Say kess-kuh-too-nuh-vuh-pah, with the negation clear.
Grammar notes
Ne veux pas uses negation with the present tense of vouloir.
Example sentence
Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas faire ?
What don't you want to do?
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How to remember Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ?
Ne...pas wraps around veux to negate it.
Related words
- What do you love? Qu'est-ce que tu adores ?
- What do you want? Qu'est-ce que tu voudrais?
- What is the temperature on Monday? Quelle sera la température lundi ?
- What is the temperature on Tuesday? Quelle sera la température mardi ?
- What is the temperature on Wednesday? Quelle sera la température mercredi ?
- What is the weather on Friday? Quel temps fera-t-il vendredi ?
- What is the weather on Sunday? Quel temps fera-t-il dimanche ?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? Quel temps fera-t-il mardi ?
- What is your personality? Quelle est ta personnalité ?
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Questions about Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ?
How do you say "What don't you want?" in French?
In French, "What don't you want?" is Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ?. It is a noun.
How is Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ? written in French?
Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ? is written using the standard French script.
How is Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ? used in a sentence?
Use Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas faire ? (What don't you want to do?).
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"What don't you want?" in other languages
- Japanese 欲しくないものは何ですか? (hoshikunai mono wa nan desu ka ?)
- Korean 무엇을 하고 싶지 않아요? (mueoseul hago sipji anayo?)
- Chinese 你不想要什么? (nǐ bù xiǎng yào shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué no quieres?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué no quieres?
- German Was willst du nicht?
- Italian Cosa non vuoi?
- Russian Что ты не хочешь? (čto ty ne hočešʹ?)
- Greek Τι δεν θες; (ti dhen thes)
- Arabic أنت مش عايز إيه؟ (inta mish Aaeyiz 'ieeh)
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