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February 14, 2007
Spanish Negation and Negative Spanish Pronouns
Spanish negation can be made by placing "no" in front of the verb. For
example:
Me gusta el cuarto. (I like the room.)
No me gusta el cuarto. ( I don't like the room.)
Following are some affirmative Spanish words and their usual negative counterparts.
si (yes)
no (no)
algo (something)
nada (nothing)
alguien (somebody)
nadie (nobody)
alguno (some, something)
ninguno (no, none)
siempre (always)
nunca (never)
tambien (also, too)
tampoco (neither, not either)
o ... o ... (either... or ...)
ni ... ni ... (neithr ... nor ...)
These negative Spanish words can be used in front of the verb, just like the example we saw above for "no". Here are more examples:
Nunca estudio en la biblioteca. (I never study in that
library.)
Nadie canta como ellos. (Nobody sings like them.)
These Spanish words can also follow the verb when used with "no". Note that unlike English, double negations are common in Spanish.
No vamos a comer nada. (We're not going to eat
anything.)
No vi a nadie. (I didn't see anyone.)
No habla nadie. (Nobody speaks.)
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Posted by lubw00 at February 14, 2007 07:29 AM