French Word of the Day

adj., none, not any, not a single

Used as an adjective to express the idea of none at all:
Savez-vous la limite de vitesse? Non, je n‘ai aucune idée.
Do you know the speed limit? No, I don’t have any idea.

Used at the beginning of a sentence:
Aucun livre n‘était dans le sac à dos.
Not a single book was in the backpack.

THE GRAMMAR
Whether used at the beginning or elsewhere in the sentence, aucun comes directly before the word it describes and ne must precede the verb. It can also be used as a one-word reply to a question:

• Vous n’avez vraiment aucune idée? (You really have no idea?)
• Aucune! (None at all!)