PALABRAS NEGATIVASPALABRAS NEGATIVAS

To make a sentence To make a sentence negativenegative, you can use the , you can use the following words:following words:

NoNo

NuncaNunca

TampocoTampoco

no

never

not either; neither

NUNCA and TAMPOCO can take the place of “NO” at the beginning of a sentence.

“Nunca” and “tampoco” can also come at the end of a sentence that already has NO.

1. I never eat chocolate.

2. I didn’t eat chocolate either.Nunca como chocolate. OR Yo no como chocolate nunca.

Tampoco comí chocolate. OR (Yo) no comí chocolate tampoco.

““Nada” means Nada” means NOTHINGNOTHING and and “Nadie” means “Nadie” means NO ONENO ONE when when they come they come BEFOREBEFORE the verb. the verb.

EJEMPLOS:EJEMPLOS: 1. Nothing is 1. Nothing is easy.easy.

2. Nobody is in class.2. Nobody is in class.

Nada es fácil.

Nadie está en clase.

If If nadanada and and nadienadie come AFTER come AFTER the verb, the word the verb, the word NONO must go must go BEFORE the verb. In this case, BEFORE the verb. In this case, NADA means NADA means anythinganything and and NADIE means NADIE means anyone.anyone.

EJEMPLOS:EJEMPLOS: 1. I don’t want to drink 1. I don’t want to drink anything.anything.

2. There is not anybody at the pool.2. There is not anybody at the pool.

No quiero beber nada.

No hay nadie en la piscina.