spanish test: affirmative and negative words
to make a sentence negative you usually put a ______ in front of the ________.
NO if front of the VERB
nunca
never negative
nadie
no one, nobody negative
sometimes you can also use a negative word _________ the verb.
AFTER
what words do you have to make singular/plural and masculine/feminine?
algún, alguno (s), alguna (s) ningún, ninguno, ninguna
también
also, too affirmative
siempre
always affirmative
true or false you can mix negatives and affirmitives
false you can not mix neg and aff words unlike in english
when can negative words be used with the word "no"?
if they come after the verb example: nobody speaks no habla nadie
when can negative words be used alone?
if they come before the verb example: nobody speaks nadie habla
what does the second negative word do when answering a question?
it negates the verb
tampoco
neither, either negative
what your first negative words when answering a question?
no, is your initial response
ningún, ninguno , ninguna
none, no, not any negative
nada
nothing negative
algún, alguno (s), alguna (s)
some, any affirmative
alguien
someone, anyone affirmative
algo
something affirmative
if alguno and ninguno comes before a masculine singular noun what needs to happen?
the noun needs to change to algun and ningun
true or false you can have up to four negatives in one sentence
true! examples: three - no compro nada nunca four - yo no veo nunca a nadie tampoco
true or false are double negatives acceptable?
true, they are acceptable in spanish unlike in english
how many negative words are required when you are answering a question?
two
