Ways the French speak
When they speak they don't pronounce the first part of the negation form, so the word 'ne' disappears.
Ne mange pas---> mange pas
Ne t'inquiètes pas---> t'inquiètes pas
A well known expression is 'fais pas ci, fais pas ça' (instead of ne fais pas ci, ne fais pas ça). It means 'do not do this, do not do that'.
The difficulty comes with the pronouns because ne lui donne pas becomes donne lui pas, which is bad French but the way that many speak, or mange la pas instead of ne la mange pas.
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