Published November 5, 2024 • Updated July 25, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Aucun — Meaning and Pronunciation
Aucun is a French negative determiner or pronoun meaning “no,” “not any,” or “none.” It is used with ne around the verb, as in Je n’ai aucune idée (I have no idea). The structure aucun de + noun means “none of,” as in Aucun de mes amis ne parle chinois (None of my friends speaks Chinese). Aucun becomes aucune before a feminine noun.
The IPA pronunciations of aucun and aucune are /o.kœ̃/ and /o.kyn/, which sound approximately like “oh-kuhn” and “oh-koon”.
Example Sentences
Ne… aucun
Je n‘ai aucun doute. Je suis sûr et certain !
I have no doubt. I’m sure!
Désolé. Je n‘ai aucune idée.
Sorry. I have no idea.
Je n‘ai aucune envie de travailler aujourd’hui !
I have no desire to work today!
Aucun de + noun
Aucun de mes amis ne parle le chinois.
None of my friends speak Chinese.
Aucune de ces dates ne me convient.
None of the dates work for me.
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Related Words and Expressions
- ne… pas — not
- ne… rien — nothing
- ne… jamais — nothing
- ne… personne — nobody, no one, not anybody
- ne… plus — anymore
- ne… que — only, nothing but
- ne… aucun — not any / none
- ne… ni… ni — neither… nor
- ne… guère — hardly / scarcely
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