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How do you say "What don't you want?" in French?

Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ?

Noun

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.

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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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