Negative Expressions In Spanish
Negative Expressions In Spanish
The most common way to make a sentence negative in Spanish language is to place no before the verb.
NOTE: In Spanish language, double negation is very common.
Nada (nothing): Nada is invariable and refer to things and objects.
- No tengo nada que hacer (I have nothing to do).
Nadie (nobody): Nadie is invariable and refer to people. When nadie is direct object, it must be preceded by the personal a when it refer to a person.
- Nadie vino a mi casa (Nobody came to my house )
Ninguno/a (no-one, none): Can refer to people or things. When ninguno/a is direct object, it must be preceded by the personal a when it refer to a person and never used in plural form.
- Ninguno me convence (None seems to be the right one for me.)
Tampoco (neither): Is used to unite negative sentences an means neither.
- Juan no estudió y tampoco yo.(John didn’t study and neither did I).
Ni (nor): Used to connect two negative sentences.
- Ni fumo ni bebo. (I neither smoke nor drink)
Affirmative Expressions In Spanish
Affirmative Expressions In Spanish
Algo (something): Algo is invariable and refer to objects and things.
- Hay algo en la casa (There is something in the house).
Alguien (someone): Alguien is invariable and refer to people.
- Ví a alguien en el supermercado (I saw someone at cinema)
Alguno/s, Alguna/s (someone): Can refer to things or people, and you must add gender. Also you can use in singular and plurar.
- Hay algunas manchas en el piso (There are some marks on the floor)
Siempre (always): Refer to time.
- Siempre llega tarde (She’s always late).
Alguna vez (Sometime - ever): Refer to time.
- ¿Has estado alguna vez en Madrid? (Have you ever been in Madrid?)
Todavía, aún (still): Refer to time.
- Aún queda tiempo (There is still time)
Another affirmative words: Algún (some), De algún modo (somehow), De alguna manera (someway), Tambien (also), o…o (either…or), Algun día (someday).
Question Words in Spanish Language
List of Spanish language question words to ask about a thing, a time, a place, a person, a period of time, etc.
To ask about a thing we use Qué (What) or Cuál (Which)
- ¿Qué hay sobre la mesa? (What’s that on the table?)
- ¿Cuál es tu auto? (Which car is yours?)
To ask about a time we use Cuándo (When)
- ¿Cuándo es su cumpleaños? (When is her or him birthday?)
To ask about a place we use Dónde (Where)
- ¿Dónde vas a ir en estas fiestas? (Where do you go on holidays?)
To ask about a reason we use ¿Por qué? (Why)
- ¿Por qué vistes de negro? (Why do you wear black?)
To ask about a person we use ¿Quién? (Who)
- ¿Quién es ella? (Who is she?)
To ask about the way to do something we use ¿Cómo? (How)
- ¿Cómo lo haces? (How do you do it?)
To ask about a period of time we use ¿Cuánto tiempo? (How long)
- ¿Cuánto tiempo dura la pelicula? (How long does the movie last?)
To ask about the number of times to do something we use ¿Cuán a menudo?¿Cúantas veces?¿Con qué frecuencia? (How often)
- ¿Cuán a menudo visitas a Pablo? (How often do you visit Pablo?)
To ask about the cost of something we use ¿Cuánto cuesta?¿Cuánto vale? (How much)
- ¿Cuánto cuesta/vale el DVD? (How much does the DVD cost?)
When you want to make any questions in Spanish language you must begin with the character ¿ .
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