je ne lis pas

I don't read

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I don't read The standard French negation pattern ne ... pas is used around the verb. Depending on context, it can mean that you are not reading something now or that you do not read something regularly.

FR: Je ne lis pas beaucoup en ce moment.

EN: I don't read much these days.

Je ne lis pas le journal.

I don't read the newspaper.

Je ne lis pas beaucoup.

I don't read much.

Je ne lis pas.

I don't read.

Je ne lis pas les journaux.

I don't read newspapers.

Je ne lis pas de livres que tu ne lis pas.

I don't read books that you don't read.

Non, je ne lis pas les journaux.

No, I don't read newspapers.

— Aquarius (2016)

Je ne lis pas ses romans.

I don't read his novels.

Je ne lis pas de livres.

I don't read books.

Je suis la mauvaise personne pour répondre, je ne lis pas les critiques.

I'm the wrong person to answer, I don't read reviews.

— Tár (2022)

Je ne lis pas autant que je voudrais.

I don't read as much as I'd like.

Je ne lis pas souvent ce genre de livres.

I don't often read this kind of book.