18 Sep, 2009 in
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Julio Foppoli
NEGATION – LA NEGACIÓN
Whenever we want to make a negative statement in Spanish, we just add the word NO in front of theverb:
Example:
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¿No tienes cambio? Si, tengo cambio. Don’t you have change? Yes, I have change.
No quiero trabajar. I do not want to work.
Mis amigos no fueron a la fiesta. My friends did not go to the party.
No estoy loco. I am not crazy.
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There are also many negative words and expressions:
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nunca / jamás
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never
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Enrique nunca / jamás estudia.
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nunca más
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never/ever again / no more
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No voy a pelear contigo nunca más. (*) I will not fight with you ever again.
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tampoco
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neither
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Susana no estudia tampoco. Susana does not study either.
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Ni…. ni /No…. ni
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neither…. nor
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Ni Juan ni Pedro trabajan… or… No trabajan Juan ni Pedro. Neither Juan nor Pedro work.
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nadie
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no one
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No hay nadie aquí. (*) There is no one here.
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en ninguna parte / en ningún lado
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nowhere / anywhere
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No puedo encontrarlo en ningúnlado(*) I cannot find it anywhere.
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nada
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nothing / anything
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No se nada.(*) I do not know anything. I know nothing.
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(*) Unlike in English, double negatives are very common in Spanish and they are grammatically correct.
Published on 18 Sep, 2009 in
Uncategorized by
Julio Foppoli