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A1Spanish negation: "no" before the verb, double negatives, and "ni ... ni".
Overview
Spanish negation: "no" before the verb, double negatives, and "ni ... ni".
At a glance
- 1."no" before the verb
- 2.Double negation
- 3.Negative word fronted
- 4."tampoco" (neither)
- 5."ni ... ni" (neither ... nor)
Rules
51"no" before the verb
"no" goes directly before the conjugated verb; only object pronouns may come between.
- No hablo francés. — I don't speak French.
- No lo conozco. — I don't know him.pronoun in between
2Double negation
If a negative word (nada, nunca, nadie, ninguno, tampoco) comes after the verb, you need "no" before it.
- No veo nada. — I don't see anything.
- No viene nunca. — He never comes.
- No conozco a nadie. — I don't know anyone.
3Negative word fronted
When the negative word comes before the verb, "no" is dropped.
- Nadie viene. — Nobody comes.no "no"
- Nada es fácil. — Nothing is easy.
- Nunca como carne. — I never eat meat.
4"tampoco" (neither)
"tampoco" adds a negation; after the verb use "no", before the verb omit it.
- Yo tampoco lo sé. — I don't know it either.
- No me gusta tampoco. — I don't like it either.
5"ni ... ni" (neither ... nor)
"ni ... ni" links two negated parts; after the verb add "no" as well.
- No tengo ni tiempo ni dinero. — I have neither time nor money.
- Ni Ana ni Luis vienen. — Neither Ana nor Luis is coming.fronted: no "no"
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