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

Sentences

Elle ne croit point en Dieu.

She doesn't believe in God.

A1

Je ne suis point assez âgée.

I'm not old enough.

A1

Il n'est point besoin d'en parler.

There is no need to talk about it.

A1

Il se trouva que je n'avais point d'argent sur moi.

It so happened that I had no money with me.

A1

Je leur ai dit de ne point venir.

I told them not to come.

A2

Votre question n'a point de réponse.

Your question doesn't have an answer.

B1

Je l'ai trop aimé pour ne point le haïr.

I've loved him too much, so as not to hate him.

B1

Même étant riche, elle n'est point heureuse.

Rich as she is, she is not happy.

B1

Il n'est point besoin de précipiter les choses.

There's no need to rush things.

B1

Le vieux couple n'eut point d'enfants.

The old couple had no children.

B2

Ne craignez point

Fear not

C2

Ventre affamé n'a point d'oreilles.

The belly has no ears.

C2