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Spanish Negation
To make a Spanish statement or question negative, place «no» in
front of the verb.
| No tengo un lápiz.
|
I don't have a pencil. |
| Elena no está aquí. |
Elena is not here. |
| ¿No tienes hambre? |
Aren't you hungry? |
There are a number of negative expressions that work with no.
no... nunca
no... jamás |
never |
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no... nunca más |
never again |
| no... tampoco |
neither, not either |
| no... nada |
nothing |
| no... nadie |
no one |
| no... en/por ninguna parte |
nowhere |
| ya no* |
no more |
| todaviá no* |
not yet |
These negative words may be used in two different ways.
| 1. |
Two part usage: Place no in front
of the verb and the negative word after it. |
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No hay nadie a la fiesta. |
There's no one at the party. |
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Juan no trabaja nunca los sábados. |
Juan never works on Saturday. |
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No tengo tampoco un gato. |
I don't have a cat either. |
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Todavía no puedo salir.
|
I can't go out yet.
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| 2. |
One part usage: Place the negative word in
front of the verb and drop the
no (the negative expressions with * cannot be used this way).
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Nadie está a la fiesta. |
No one is at the party. |
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Juan nunca trabaja los sábados. |
Juan never works on Saturday. |
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Tampoco tengo un gato. |
I don't have a cat either. |
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Nada va a pasar. |
Nothing is going to happen. |
Test on negation
Negative adjectives
Negative pronouns
Ni... ni
More Spanish Grammar
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