[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":442},["ShallowReactive",2],{"i-lucide:chevron-down":3,"i-lucide:graduation-cap":8,"i-lucide:list-ordered":10,"i-lucide:book-open":12,"i-lucide:type":14,"i-lucide:languages":16,"i-lucide:layers":18,"i-lucide:menu":20,"i-lucide:house":22,"i-lucide:chevron-right":24,"i-lucide:library-big":26,"i-lucide:book-open-text":28,"i-lucide:case-sensitive":30,"grammar-spanish-negation":32,"grammar-verbs-spanish-negation":425,"i-lucide:download":426,"i-lucide:pencil-line":428,"i-lucide:image":430,"i-lucide:file-text":432,"i-simple-icons:mastodon":434,"i-simple-icons:bluesky":436,"i-simple-icons:x":438,"i-simple-icons:linkedin":440},{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":7},0,24,false,"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"m6 9l6 6l6-6\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":9},"\u003Cg fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\">\u003Cpath d=\"M21.42 10.922a1 1 0 0 0-.019-1.838L12.83 5.18a2 2 0 0 0-1.66 0L2.6 9.08a1 1 0 0 0 0 1.832l8.57 3.908a2 2 0 0 0 1.66 0zM22 10v6\"\u002F>\u003Cpath d=\"M6 12.5V16a6 3 0 0 0 12 0v-3.5\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fg>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":11},"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M11 5h10m-10 7h10m-10 7h10M4 4h1v5M4 9h2m.5 11H3.4c0-1 2.6-1.925 2.6-3.5a1.5 1.5 0 0 0-2.6-1.02\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":13},"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 7v14m-9-3a1 1 0 0 1-1-1V4a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h5a4 4 0 0 1 4 4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h5a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v13a1 1 0 0 1-1 1h-6a3 3 0 0 0-3 3a3 3 0 0 0-3-3z\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":15},"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 4v16M4 7V5a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h14a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v2M9 20h6\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":17},"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"m5 8l6 6m-7 0l6-6l2-3M2 5h12M7 2h1m14 20l-5-10l-5 10m2-4h6\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":19},"\u003Cg fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\">\u003Cpath d=\"M12.83 2.18a2 2 0 0 0-1.66 0L2.6 6.08a1 1 0 0 0 0 1.83l8.58 3.91a2 2 0 0 0 1.66 0l8.58-3.9a1 1 0 0 0 0-1.83z\"\u002F>\u003Cpath d=\"M2 12a1 1 0 0 0 .58.91l8.6 3.91a2 2 0 0 0 1.65 0l8.58-3.9A1 1 0 0 0 22 12\"\u002F>\u003Cpath d=\"M2 17a1 1 0 0 0 .58.91l8.6 3.91a2 2 0 0 0 1.65 0l8.58-3.9A1 1 0 0 0 22 17\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fg>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":21},"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M4 5h16M4 12h16M4 19h16\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":23},"\u003Cg fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\">\u003Cpath d=\"M15 21v-8a1 1 0 0 0-1-1h-4a1 1 0 0 0-1 1v8\"\u002F>\u003Cpath d=\"M3 10a2 2 0 0 1 .709-1.528l7-6a2 2 0 0 1 2.582 0l7 6A2 2 0 0 1 21 10v9a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2z\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fg>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":25},"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"m9 18l6-6l-6-6\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":27},"\u003Cg fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\">\u003Crect width=\"8\" height=\"18\" x=\"3\" y=\"3\" rx=\"1\"\u002F>\u003Cpath d=\"M7 3v18m13.4-2.1c.2.5-.1 1.1-.6 1.3l-1.9.7c-.5.2-1.1-.1-1.3-.6L11.1 5.1c-.2-.5.1-1.1.6-1.3l1.9-.7c.5-.2 1.1.1 1.3.6Z\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fg>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":29},"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 7v14m4-9h2m-2-4h2M3 18a1 1 0 0 1-1-1V4a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h5a4 4 0 0 1 4 4a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h5a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v13a1 1 0 0 1-1 1h-6a3 3 0 0 0-3 3a3 3 0 0 0-3-3zm3-6h2M6 8h2\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":31},"\u003Cg fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\">\u003Cpath d=\"m2 16l4.039-9.69a.5.5 0 0 1 .923 0L11 16m11-7v7M3.304 13h6.392\"\u002F>\u003Ccircle cx=\"18.5\" cy=\"12.5\" r=\"3.5\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fg>",{"id":33,"title":34,"author":35,"body":36,"cefrLevel":406,"date":35,"description":407,"extension":408,"faqs":409,"gcseTier":416,"intro":417,"language":418,"lastUpdated":35,"meta":419,"navigation":420,"path":421,"seo":422,"stem":423,"verbSlugs":35,"__hash__":424},"pages\u002Fspanish\u002Fgrammar\u002Fnegation.md","Spanish Negation: no, nunca, nadie and Why Double Negatives Are Correct",null,{"type":37,"value":38,"toc":395},"minimark",[39,44,53,87,90,95,101,121,128,132,135,203,207,213,245,251,255,265,289,292,296,334,338,373,377],[40,41,43],"h1",{"id":42},"spanish-negation","Spanish Negation",[45,46,47,48,52],"p",{},"To negate any Spanish sentence, put ",[49,50,51],"strong",{},"no"," directly before the verb. That's the entire baseline rule.",[54,55,56,67,77],"ul",{},[57,58,59,62,63,66],"li",{},[49,60,61],{},"Hablo español."," (I speak Spanish.) → ",[49,64,65],{},"No hablo español."," (I don't speak Spanish.)",[57,68,69,72,73,76],{},[49,70,71],{},"Tengo tiempo."," (I have time.) → ",[49,74,75],{},"No tengo tiempo."," (I don't have time.)",[57,78,79,82,83,86],{},[49,80,81],{},"María vino."," (Maria came.) → ",[49,84,85],{},"María no vino."," (Maria didn't come.)",[45,88,89],{},"No auxiliary verb. No do, does, did. The negation just sits in front of the verb, and the verb form doesn't change.",[91,92,94],"h2",{"id":93},"position-with-object-pronouns","Position with object pronouns",[45,96,97,98,100],{},"If there are object pronouns, the ",[49,99,51],{}," goes before them, not between them and the verb.",[54,102,103,109,115],{},[57,104,105,108],{},[49,106,107],{},"No lo veo."," (I don't see it.) - not \"lo no veo\"",[57,110,111,114],{},[49,112,113],{},"No me lo dijo."," (He didn't tell it to me.) - not \"me lo no dijo\"",[57,116,117,120],{},[49,118,119],{},"No se lavó las manos."," (He didn't wash his hands.)",[45,122,123,124,127],{},"The cluster ",[49,125,126],{},"no + pronouns + verb"," stays together as a unit.",[91,129,131],{"id":130},"the-negative-words","The negative words",[45,133,134],{},"Spanish has a set of dedicated negative words that pair with no in double-negative constructions.",[136,137,138,151],"table",{},[139,140,141],"thead",{},[142,143,144,148],"tr",{},[145,146,147],"th",{},"Negative word",[145,149,150],{},"English",[152,153,154,163,171,179,187,195],"tbody",{},[142,155,156,160],{},[157,158,159],"td",{},"nada",[157,161,162],{},"nothing",[142,164,165,168],{},[157,166,167],{},"nadie",[157,169,170],{},"nobody, no one",[142,172,173,176],{},[157,174,175],{},"nunca \u002F jamás",[157,177,178],{},"never",[142,180,181,184],{},[157,182,183],{},"ninguno\u002Fa",[157,185,186],{},"none, not any",[142,188,189,192],{},[157,190,191],{},"tampoco",[157,193,194],{},"neither, nor",[142,196,197,200],{},[157,198,199],{},"ni... ni",[157,201,202],{},"neither... nor",[91,204,206],{"id":205},"the-double-negative-rule","The double-negative rule",[45,208,209,210,212],{},"When any of these negative words follows the verb, the verb still needs ",[49,211,51],{}," in front of it. This is required, not optional.",[54,214,215,221,227,233,239],{},[57,216,217,220],{},[49,218,219],{},"No tengo nada."," (I have nothing. Literally: I don't have nothing.)",[57,222,223,226],{},[49,224,225],{},"No vino nadie."," (Nobody came.)",[57,228,229,232],{},[49,230,231],{},"No lo he visto nunca."," (I have never seen it.)",[57,234,235,238],{},[49,236,237],{},"No quiero ninguna."," (I don't want any.)",[57,240,241,244],{},[49,242,243],{},"No me gusta tampoco."," (I don't like it either.)",[45,246,247,248,250],{},"This sounds wrong to English ears, where double negation is prescribed against. In Spanish it's required - the verb and the negative word agree, and stripping the ",[49,249,51],{}," leaves the sentence broken.",[91,252,254],{"id":253},"the-single-negative-alternative","The single-negative alternative",[45,256,257,258,261,262,264],{},"If the negative word goes ",[49,259,260],{},"before"," the verb instead of after, the ",[49,263,51],{}," drops. Both orders are grammatical; the pre-verbal version is slightly more emphatic.",[54,266,267,273,278,284],{},[57,268,269,272],{},[49,270,271],{},"Nadie vino."," (Nobody came.) - emphatic, single negative",[57,274,275,277],{},[49,276,225],{}," (Nobody came.) - neutral, double negative",[57,279,280,283],{},[49,281,282],{},"Nunca lo he visto."," (I have never seen it.) - emphatic",[57,285,286,288],{},[49,287,231],{}," (I have never seen it.) - neutral",[45,290,291],{},"Pick whichever sounds right in the moment. Native speakers use both, and the meaning is the same.",[91,293,295],{"id":294},"worked-examples","Worked examples",[54,297,298,304,310,316,322,328],{},[57,299,300,303],{},[49,301,302],{},"No quiero nada."," (I don't want anything.)",[57,305,306,309],{},[49,307,308],{},"Nunca he estado en París."," (I have never been to Paris.)",[57,311,312,315],{},[49,313,314],{},"No conozco a nadie aquí."," (I don't know anybody here.)",[57,317,318,321],{},[49,319,320],{},"Ninguno de mis amigos habla inglés."," (None of my friends speaks English.)",[57,323,324,327],{},[49,325,326],{},"No me gusta el café ni el té."," (I don't like coffee or tea.)",[57,329,330,333],{},[49,331,332],{},"Yo tampoco."," (Me neither.)",[91,335,337],{"id":336},"common-mistakes-english-speakers-make","Common mistakes English speakers make",[45,339,340,341,343,344,347,348,351,352,354,355,357,358,354,361,364,365,368,369,372],{},"The big one is dropping the ",[49,342,51],{}," in double-negative constructions: writing ",[49,345,346],{},"tengo nada"," instead of ",[49,349,350],{},"no tengo nada",". The English-trained instinct to avoid double negatives is wrong here. The second is treating ",[49,353,167],{}," and ",[49,356,159],{}," as English ",[49,359,360],{},"anybody",[49,362,363],{},"anything"," in positive sentences - they only work in negative contexts. For \"is there anybody here?\", you say ",[49,366,367],{},"¿hay alguien aquí?",", not ",[49,370,371],{},"¿hay nadie aquí?",".",[91,374,376],{"id":375},"see-also","See also",[54,378,379,388],{},[57,380,381,382,387],{},"The ",[383,384,386],"a",{"href":385},"\u002Fspanish\u002Fgrammar\u002Fword-order","Spanish word order page"," covers negation as one of the five core divergences from English.",[57,389,381,390,394],{},[383,391,393],{"href":392},"\u002Fspanish\u002Fgrammar","Spanish grammar cheatsheet"," covers the wider A1-B1 foundation.",{"title":396,"searchDepth":397,"depth":397,"links":398},"",2,[399,400,401,402,403,404,405],{"id":93,"depth":397,"text":94},{"id":130,"depth":397,"text":131},{"id":205,"depth":397,"text":206},{"id":253,"depth":397,"text":254},{"id":294,"depth":397,"text":295},{"id":336,"depth":397,"text":337},{"id":375,"depth":397,"text":376},"A1-A2","Spanish negation puts no before the verb and uses double negatives where English forbids them. The rules for no, nunca, nadie, nada, ninguno and their word order.","md",[410,413],{"q":411,"a":412},"Why does Spanish use double negatives?","Because Spanish negation is a grammatical agreement system, not a logical one. When a negative word (nada, nadie, nunca, ningún) follows the verb, the verb still needs no in front of it: no tengo nada (I have nothing, literally I do not have nothing). This is required, not optional. The double negative is only avoided when the negative word goes before the verb: nadie vino (nobody came) drops the no. English prescribes one negative per clause; Spanish prescribes agreement between the verb and any post-verbal negative word.",{"q":414,"a":415},"What is the difference between no and ninguno?","No is the general negation marker that sits before the verb (no quiero). Ninguno is a negative quantifier meaning none \u002F not any, and it agrees with the noun it modifies. Ningún libro (no book), ninguna casa (no house). Ninguno almost always appears with no in front of the verb when it follows: no tengo ningún problema. It also shortens to ningún before a masculine singular noun, the same way uno shortens to un.","foundation","Spanish negation is one of the cleanest wins in beginner grammar. Put no before the verb and you're done. The complication is double negation - Spanish requires it where English bans it, and the absence of it reads as foreign. This page covers the rule, the negative words, and the two word-order options.","spanish",{},true,"\u002Fspanish\u002Fgrammar\u002Fnegation",{"title":34,"description":407},"spanish\u002Fgrammar\u002Fnegation","IWV--pQpcP7LJN2zuRrwdBNiIedVxDDHcTaOyEad0pc",[],{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":427},"\u003Cg fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\">\u003Cpath d=\"M12 15V3m9 12v4a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-4\"\u002F>\u003Cpath d=\"m7 10l5 5l5-5\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fg>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":429},"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M13 21h8M15 5l4 4m2.174-2.188a1 1 0 0 0-3.986-3.987L3.842 16.174a2 2 0 0 0-.5.83l-1.321 4.352a.5.5 0 0 0 .623.622l4.353-1.32a2 2 0 0 0 .83-.497z\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":431},"\u003Cg fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\">\u003Crect width=\"18\" height=\"18\" x=\"3\" y=\"3\" rx=\"2\" ry=\"2\"\u002F>\u003Ccircle cx=\"9\" cy=\"9\" r=\"2\"\u002F>\u003Cpath d=\"m21 15l-3.086-3.086a2 2 0 0 0-2.828 0L6 21\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fg>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":433},"\u003Cg fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\">\u003Cpath d=\"M6 22a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V4a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h8a2.4 2.4 0 0 1 1.704.706l3.588 3.588A2.4 2.4 0 0 1 20 8v12a2 2 0 0 1-2 2z\"\u002F>\u003Cpath d=\"M14 2v5a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h5M10 9H8m8 4H8m8 4H8\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fg>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":435},"\u003Cpath fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M23.268 5.313c-.35-2.578-2.617-4.61-5.304-5.004C17.51.242 15.792 0 11.813 0h-.03c-3.98 0-4.835.242-5.288.309C3.882.692 1.496 2.518.917 5.127C.64 6.412.61 7.837.661 9.143c.074 1.874.088 3.745.26 5.611c.118 1.24.325 2.47.62 3.68c.55 2.237 2.777 4.098 4.96 4.857c2.336.792 4.849.923 7.256.38q.398-.092.786-.213c.585-.184 1.27-.39 1.774-.753a.06.06 0 0 0 .023-.043v-1.809a.05.05 0 0 0-.02-.041a.05.05 0 0 0-.046-.01a20.3 20.3 0 0 1-4.709.545c-2.73 0-3.463-1.284-3.674-1.818a5.6 5.6 0 0 1-.319-1.433a.053.053 0 0 1 .066-.054c1.517.363 3.072.546 4.632.546c.376 0 .75 0 1.125-.01c1.57-.044 3.224-.124 4.768-.422q.059-.011.11-.024c2.435-.464 4.753-1.92 4.989-5.604c.008-.145.03-1.52.03-1.67c.002-.512.167-3.63-.024-5.545m-3.748 9.195h-2.561V8.29c0-1.309-.55-1.976-1.67-1.976c-1.23 0-1.846.79-1.846 2.35v3.403h-2.546V8.663c0-1.56-.617-2.35-1.848-2.35c-1.112 0-1.668.668-1.67 1.977v6.218H4.822V8.102q0-1.965 1.011-3.12c.696-.77 1.608-1.164 2.74-1.164c1.311 0 2.302.5 2.962 1.498l.638 1.06l.638-1.06c.66-.999 1.65-1.498 2.96-1.498c1.13 0 2.043.395 2.74 1.164q1.012 1.155 1.012 3.12z\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":437},"\u003Cpath fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M5.202 2.857C7.954 4.922 10.913 9.11 12 11.358c1.087-2.247 4.046-6.436 6.798-8.501C20.783 1.366 24 .213 24 3.883c0 .732-.42 6.156-.667 7.037c-.856 3.061-3.978 3.842-6.755 3.37c4.854.826 6.089 3.562 3.422 6.299c-5.065 5.196-7.28-1.304-7.847-2.97c-.104-.305-.152-.448-.153-.327c0-.121-.05.022-.153.327c-.568 1.666-2.782 8.166-7.847 2.97c-2.667-2.737-1.432-5.473 3.422-6.3c-2.777.473-5.899-.308-6.755-3.369C.42 10.04 0 4.615 0 3.883c0-3.67 3.217-2.517 5.202-1.026\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":439},"\u003Cpath fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M14.234 10.162L22.977 0h-2.072l-7.591 8.824L7.251 0H.258l9.168 13.343L.258 24H2.33l8.016-9.318L16.749 24h6.993zm-2.837 3.299l-.929-1.329L3.076 1.56h3.182l5.965 8.532l.929 1.329l7.754 11.09h-3.182z\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":441,"hidden":420},"\u003Cpath fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M20.447 20.452h-3.554v-5.569c0-1.328-.027-3.037-1.852-3.037c-1.853 0-2.136 1.445-2.136 2.939v5.667H9.351V9h3.414v1.561h.046c.477-.9 1.637-1.85 3.37-1.85c3.601 0 4.267 2.37 4.267 5.455v6.286zM5.337 7.433a2.06 2.06 0 0 1-2.063-2.065a2.064 2.064 0 1 1 2.063 2.065m1.782 13.019H3.555V9h3.564zM22.225 0H1.771C.792 0 0 .774 0 1.729v20.542C0 23.227.792 24 1.771 24h20.451C23.2 24 24 23.227 24 22.271V1.729C24 .774 23.2 0 22.222 0z\"\u002F>",1781531943746]