LOS NEGATIVES NEGATIVOS To make a sentence negative

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LOS NEGATIVES

LOS NEGATIVES

NEGATIVOS • To make a sentence negative in Spanish, you put no in front

NEGATIVOS • To make a sentence negative in Spanish, you put no in front of the verb or expression, whereas in English, we use not. • Por ejemplo: – No me gusta cantar. – I do not like to sing.

NEGATIVOS • To answer a question negatively in Spanish, many times you’ll use no

NEGATIVOS • To answer a question negatively in Spanish, many times you’ll use no twice. The first no answers the question; the second no says, “I do not (don’t)…”. This is very similar to English. • Por ejemplo: ¿Te gusta escribir cuentos? No, no me gusta. Do you like to write stories? No, I do not/don’t.

NEGATIVOS • In Spanish, you might use one or more negatives after answering “no”.

NEGATIVOS • In Spanish, you might use one or more negatives after answering “no”. There is not a double negative rule like in English. • Por ejemplo: ¿Te gusta cantar? No, no me gusta nada. Do you like to sing? No, I don’t like it at all.

NEGATIVOS • If you want to say that you do not like either of

NEGATIVOS • If you want to say that you do not like either of two choices, use ni…ni: • Por ejemplo: – No me gusta ni bailar ni dibujar. – I don’t like either dancing or drawing. – or – – I like neither dancing nor drawing.

¡Te toca a tí! • I don’t like to swim. – No me gusta

¡Te toca a tí! • I don’t like to swim. – No me gusta nadar. • I do not like to play videogames at all. – No me gusta nada jugar videojuegos. • I don’t like either singing or dancing. – No me gusta ni cantar ni bailar. • No, I don’t like to ski. – No, no me gusta esquiar. • No, I don’t like to write stories at all. – No, no me gusta nada escribir cuentos.