Grammatical class
Adverb
point
(literary, dialectal, usually with "ne") not
Details
Syllables
point
Phonetics
pwɛ̃
Grammatical class
Adverb
Freq. (books)
208
Freq. (movies)
331
Freq. (news)
243
Variants
Sentences
Elle ne croit point en Dieu.
She doesn't believe in God.
Je ne suis point assez âgée.
I'm not old enough.
Il n'est point besoin d'en parler.
There is no need to talk about it.
Il se trouva que je n'avais point d'argent sur moi.
It so happened that I had no money with me.
Je leur ai dit de ne point venir.
I told them not to come.
Votre question n'a point de réponse.
Your question doesn't have an answer.
Je l'ai trop aimé pour ne point le haïr.
I've loved him too much, so as not to hate him.
Même étant riche, elle n'est point heureuse.
Rich as she is, she is not happy.
Il n'est point besoin de précipiter les choses.
There's no need to rush things.
Le vieux couple n'eut point d'enfants.
The old couple had no children.
Ne craignez point
Fear not
Ventre affamé n'a point d'oreilles.
The belly has no ears.