Son compartido

Passer is one of those verbs where meaning depends completely on context, not translation SI – responding to negative questions In French, si is used to contradict a negative question (to say yes). Tu n’as pas faim You are not hungry Si Yes, I am Tu ne viens pas You are not coming Si, je viens Yes, I am coming Il n’aime pas ça He does not like that Si, il aime ça Yes, he does In English you would just say yes, but in French, si is essential to correct a negative assumption