aucun/o.kœ̃/
pronoun / determiner · A2 · Frequency 692
pronounmasculine
Meanings
none, no one (pronoun)
Used as a pronoun, refers to no person or thing.
Examples
Aucun n'a trouvé la solution à ce problème.
None of them found the solution to this problem.
Je n'en ai choisi aucun pour le projet final.
I did not choose any of them for the final project.
Aucun de ces dossiers ne contient la pièce demandée.
None of these files contains the requested document.
Collocations
- aucun ne répondno one answers
- aucun d'entre euxnone of them
- aucun résultatno result
Common mistakes
Je n'ai pas aucun choix.
Je n'ai aucun choix.
When aucun means “not any,” aucun already expresses negation and is normally not used together with pas.
Related words
antonymchacuneach, each one
Grammar note
As a determiner, ‘aucun’ is followed by a singular masculine noun; as a pronoun, ‘aucun’ is used in negative sentences to mean ‘no one’.
determinermasculine
Meanings
no, not any (determiner)
Used as a determiner modifying a noun to express negation.
none, no one (pronoun)
Used as a pronoun referring to no person.
Examples
Aucun étudiant n'a oublié son badge aujourd'hui.
No student forgot their badge today.
Je n'ai trouvé aucun message sur mon téléphone.
I did not find any message on my phone.
Aucun train ne partira avant six heures.
No train will leave before six o'clock.
Collocations
- aucun problèmeno problem
- aucun douteno doubt
- aucun ne saitno one knows
Common mistakes
aucune homme
aucun homme
Aucun as a masculine determiner must agree with masculine nouns.
aucun est venu
aucun ne est venu
When used as a pronoun, aucun requires the negative structure ne ... pas after it.
Related words
- antonymquelquesome, a few
synonymnulnone, not any
Grammar note
As a determiner, aucun is used with masculine singular nouns and agrees in gender and number; as a pronoun, aucun is only used in masculine singular form without gender variation.