Published February 23, 2024 · Updated May 26, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Ne… plus — Meaning and Pronunciation
Ne… plus is a French negation structure meaning “no longer” or “not anymore.” You’ll see it used in the construction ne + verb + plus. Use it when something has stopped or changed over time. For example, je ne fume plus means “I don’t smoke anymore” and je n’ai plus de temps means “I don’t have any more time.”
IPA pronunciation of ne… plus is /nə … ply/ (IPA), which sounds like “nuh … ploo”.
Example Sentences
Je ne travaille plus ici.
I no longer work here.
Elle ne fume plus.
She no longer smokes.
Nous ne regardons plus cette émission.
We no longer watch this show.
Je n’ai plus faim.
I’m not hungry anymore.
➞ Note that je n’ai plus faim implies “I’m full”. You can also say je suis rassasié.
Nous n’avons plus de lait.
We don’t have any milk left.
J’essaie de ne plus manger de sucre.
I’m trying not to eat sugar anymore.
➞ When ne… plus is used with an infinitive verb, it comes directly before the infinitive to mean “to no longer” or “to not … anymore.”
👉 The French word plus (more) appears simple, but it can be confusing because sometimes the -s is pronounced and sometimes it is silent.
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Related Words and Expressions
Here are some other words that are closely related to ne… plus:
- ne… pas — not
- ne… jamais — never
- ne… rien — nothing
- ne… personne — nobody / no one
- ne… aucun — not any / none
- ne… ni… ni — neither… nor
- ne… guère — hardly / scarcely
- désormais — from now on
- plus jamais — never again
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