French Phrase
Mon téléphone n'a presque plus de batterie.
Meaning
Literally, ‘My phone has almost no more battery.’ It is used to say that the phone’s charge is nearly depleted, but there is still a tiny amount left.
When to use
Use this sentence when you notice the battery indicator is very low and you want to warn someone, ask for a charger, or explain why you can’t stay online for long.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Montéléphonen'apresqueplusdebatterie.
Possessive adjective (Mon)
‘Mon’ agrees with masculine singular nouns and means ‘my’. It changes to ‘ma’ before feminine nouns and ‘mes’ for plural.
Negation with n'…plus
The structure ‘n'…plus’ means ‘no longer/has no more’. The verb is placed between ‘n'’ and ‘plus’.
Adverb ‘presque’
‘Presque’ means ‘almost’. It modifies the quantity expressed by ‘plus de’, indicating that the amount is nearly gone.
Quantity expression ‘plus de’
‘Plus de’ followed by a noun expresses ‘more of’ or, in a negative sentence, ‘no more of’. Here it refers to the battery charge.
Noun gender (batterie)
‘Batterie’ is feminine, but the article ‘de’ is used after ‘plus’ in a negative construction, so the gender does not affect the form.
🗨In Conversation
Mon téléphone n'a presque plus de batterie.
My phone is almost out of battery.
Tu devrais le brancher tout de suite.
You should plug it in right away.
✕Common Mistakes
Mon téléphone n'a plus presque de batterie.
‘Presque’ must come before ‘plus’, not after it. The correct order is ‘presque plus de batterie’.
Mon téléphone n'a plus de batterie presque.
Placing ‘presque’ at the end changes the meaning and sounds unnatural.
Mon téléphone n'a presque plus batterie.
After ‘plus’, the partitive ‘de’ is required before the noun.
↔Alternatives
Mon portable est presque à plat.
My mobile is almost dead.
Il me reste très peu de batterie sur mon téléphone.
I have very little battery left on my phone.
Je suis à deux doigts de perdre la batterie de mon téléphone.
I'm on the brink of losing my phone’s battery.
Cultural Tip
In everyday French, especially among younger speakers, ‘portable’ is a common synonym for ‘téléphone’. When the battery is completely dead, people often say ‘il est à plat’ (it’s flat). The phrase ‘presque plus de batterie’ sounds a bit formal; in casual conversation you’ll hear ‘je suis à deux doigts de la batterie’ or simply ‘j’ai plus de batterie’ when it’s already dead.