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Negation
How to make sentences negative
Question | Answer |
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To make a sentence negative, place the word ____ before the verb. | no |
Ella no habla inglés. | She doesn’t speak English. |
Él no es profesor. | He is not a professor. |
When the answer to a question is negative, how many negative words are required. | two ¿Habla Ud. español? (Do you speak Spanish?) No. No hablo español. (No. I don’t speak Spanish.) |
¿ Está Gerardo en la clase? | Is Gerardo in the class? |
No. Gerardo no está en la clase. | No. Gerardo is not in the class. |
¿Siempre estudias? | Do you always study? |
No, nunca estudio. | No, I never study. |
Double negatives are.....? | acceptable in Spanish, not acceptable in English |
Unlike English, Spanish ______ normally mix negative and affirmative words. | does not English Maria doesn’t need anything. NOT Maria doesn’t need nothing. Spanish María no necesita nada. NOT María no necesita algo. |
Nobody speaks. | Nadie habla. The negative words can be used alone, preceding the verb. |
He never eats. | Él nunca come. The negative words can be used alone, preceding the verb. |
Alfredo doesn’t dance either. | Alfredo tampoco baila. The negative words can be used alone, preceding the verb. |