Negatives Las clases de Sra. Schwarz Realidades 1
Sra. Schwarz Negatives To make a sentence negative in Spanish, you usually put “no” in front of the verb or expression. In English, you usually use the word “not.” No me gusta cantar. I do not like to sing.
Sra. Schwarz Negatives No me gusta correr. I do not like to run. No me gusta patinar. I do not like to skate. No me gusta escribir cuentos. I do not like to write stories.
Sra. Schwarz Negatives To answer a question negatively, in Spanish you often use “no” twice. The first “no” answers the question. The second “no” implies I do not or I don’t.
Sra. Schwarz Negatives This is similar to the way you answer a question in English. ¿Te gusta escribir cuentos? Do you like to write stories? No, no me gusta. No, I don’t.
Sra. Schwarz Negatives In Spanish, you might use one or more negatives after answering “no.” ¿Te gusta cantar? Do you like to sing? No, no me gusta nada. No, I don’t like it at all.
Sra. Schwarz Negatives I don’t like no dancing. Double negatives are Not OK in English! No me gusta bailar nada. Double (and triple) negatives Are OK in Spanish!
Sra. Schwarz Negatives If you want to say that you do not like either of two (or more) choices, use the expression ni…ni: No me gusta ni nadar ni dibujar. I don’t like either swimming or drawing. I like neither swimming nor drawing.
Sra. Schwarz Negatives I don’t like either going to school or studying. No me gusta ni ir a la escuela ni estudiar. I like neither reading books nor reading magazines. No me gusta ni leer libros ni leer revistas.