Negatives 1A

How to To make a sentence negative in Spanish, you typically put “NO” in front of the VERB, not the subject. Example: A Elena no le gusta trabajar Verb: gusta Translation: To work is not pleasing to Elena.

Questions If you are responding negatively to a question, you use no two times (just like English) No #1 – answers the question No #2 – this is the “not” part of the sentence ¿Te gusta dibujar? No, no me gusta dibujar No, I do not like to draw #1 #2

Nada If you use “nada” in your sentence, you must also have “no” in it. (In English, we wouldn’t use a double negative, in Spanish it’s okay) Ex:¿Te gusta cantar? No, no me gusta nada cantar No, I don’t like to sing at all (Notice: nada – and mucho – come AFTER gusta)

Ni…ni If you don’t like either of two options, use Ni…ni (if you use “ni” once in a sentence, you MUST use it again) Each “ni” is placed in front of the verb or item you like Ex: No me gusta ni trabajar ni dibujar I like neither to work nor to draw I don’t like either to work or to draw

Tampoco vs. También También is an agreement with a positive statement Ex: Me gusta bailar  I like to dance A mí también  Me too Tampoco is an agreement with a negative statement Ex: No me gusta bailar  I don’t like to dance. A mí tampoco  Me neither