PALABRAS AFIRMATIVAS Y NEGATIVAS Affirmative and Negative words

Negation Affirmative Statements: � I speak Spanish. = Hablo español. � He is an athlete. = Él es atleta. Negative Statements: � They don’t understand. = Ellos no entienden. � We don’t play golf. = No jugamos al golf.

If an answer to a question is negative, two negative words must be used. � ¿Hablas español? �No, yo no hablo español. (No, I don’t speak Spanish. ) � ¿Siempre estudias? No, yo nunca estudio. � (No, I never study. ) In Spanish, every affirmative word has a negative counterpart.

You can form a negative statement two ways: 1. Put the negative word before the verb. � Nobody speaks. = Nadie habla. � Alfredo never dances. = Alfredo nunca baila. 2. Put the negative word after the verb. If you do this, you must also place “no” before the verb. Nobody speaks. = No habla nadie. Alfredo never dances. = Alfredo no baila nunca. � �

In Spanish, double negatives must be used. If one word is negative, everything must be negative. (This is different than our English rules. ) María doesn’t need anything. Correct María no necesita nada. Incorrect Maria no necesita algo. **It is possible to have more than two negatives in a Spanish sentence.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. My mom wants to buy something at the mall. We don’t know anyone in class. She doesn’t know anything about digital cameras. You (fam. ) also navigate the Internet. We don’t want anything for the moment. I always burn CDs. My family never takes photos. Raquel and Monica don’t sunbathe either.