Let’s review some ways of making negative sentences in Spanish.<\/p>\n
1. Place the adverb no<\/strong> before the verbal expression.<\/p>\n Mar\u00eda conoce a Carlos.<\/strong> (Maria knows Carlos) – Mar\u00eda no<\/strong> conoce a Carlos. 2. Here are some common negative words.<\/p>\n Nadie <\/strong>\u2013 nobody, no one In Spanish double and even triple negatives are allowed and, in many cases, necessary:<\/p>\n Algui\u00e9n est\u00e1 aqui.<\/strong> (Someone is here.) – No<\/strong> hay nadie<\/strong> aqui. (No one is here.) 3. Tampoco <\/strong>is the negative word equivalent to tambi\u00e9n <\/strong>(too, also) in the affirmative.<\/p>\n Ella lo sabe.<\/strong> (She knows it.) – \u00c9l lo sabe tambi\u00e9n<\/strong>. (He knows it too.) 4. Sino <\/strong>is used after a negative sentence to clarify the negative statement. Its English meaning is \u201cbut rather.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00c9l no fue a la iglesia, sino a la escuela.<\/strong> – He didn\u00b4t go to church, but (rather) to school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let’s review some ways of making negative sentences in Spanish. 1. Place the adverb no before the verbal expression. Mar\u00eda conoce a Carlos. (Maria knows Carlos) – Mar\u00eda no conoce a Carlos. He terminado mis deberes. (I have finished my homework) – No he terminado mis deberes. 2. Here are some common negative words. Nadie…<\/p>\n
\nHe terminado mis deberes.<\/strong> (I have finished my homework) – No<\/strong> he terminado mis deberes.<\/p>\n
\nNada <\/strong>\u2013 nothing, anything
\nNunca <\/strong>\u2013 never
\nNi … ni …<\/strong> \u2013 neither … nor …<\/p>\n
\n\u00bfTiene alguna esperanza?<\/strong> (Does he have any hopes?)\u00a0 No, no<\/strong> tiene ninguna<\/strong> esperanza. (No, he doesn’t have any hopes.)<\/p>\n
\nElla no lo sabe.<\/strong> (She doesn’t know it.) – \u00c9l no lo sabe tampoco<\/strong>. (He doesn’t know it either.)<\/p>\n