C'est, literally "this is," is the required contraction of ce + est. It's one of the most important French expressions with a few possible meanings, including that is, it is, and he is.
Read the opening dialog of the 1920 romance novel Chéri, by Colette.
Variable negative pronouns are used in place of a negative adjective + noun, and must agree with the noun in gender.
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