N'est-ce pas?
Isn't it?
Language note: A tag question to invite agreement or confirmation.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
N'
[n]
Not
A contraction meaning 'is not'.
N'est-il pas chez lui?
Isn't he at home?
est
[ɛ]
is
Third person singular of 'to be'.
Tous est bien.
Everything is fine.
-ce
[sə]
it
Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.
C'est-ce dont je parlais.
That's what I was talking about.
pas
[pa]
not
Used to make a negative sentence.
Il ne vient pas.
He is not coming.
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