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Affirmative and Negative Words

Learn about common affirmative and negative words in Spanish, such as alguien, nadie, algo, and nada. Discover how to use them correctly in sentences and questions. Improve your language skills with this helpful guide.

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Affirmative and Negative Words

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  1. Affirmative and Negative Words page 283 Avancemos 2

  2. Affirmative / Negative Words • Here are some affirmative and negative words that you already know. Remember they are ANTONYMS.

  3. Affirmative Words • alguien • algo • alguno, alguna (pronoun) • algún, alguna (adj.) • siempre • también • o…o

  4. Negative Words • nadie • nada • ninguno, ninguna (pronoun) • ningún, ninguna (adj.) • nunca • tampoco • ni…ni

  5. Affirmative / Negative Words • Alguno (a) and ninguno (a) have different forms before masculine singular nouns. • alguno > algún • ¿Quieres algún filete? (adj.) • Do you want some steak? • Sí, quiero alguno. (pron.) • Yes, I want some.

  6. Affirmative / Negative Words • Ninguno > Ningún • ¿Quieres algún filete? (adj.) • Do you want some steak? • No, no quiero ningún plato con carne. (adj.) • No I do not want any dish with meat. –OR- • No, no quiero ninguno (pron.) • No, I do not want any.

  7. Affirmative / Negative Words • Affirmative words usually come before the main verb of the sentence. In a question they may come after the verb.

  8. Affirmative / Negative Words • Ella también lo recuerda. • ¿Alguien cumplió años? • ¿Se repartió algo? • ¿Siempre vas a la panadería?

  9. Affirmative / Negative Words • A double negative is required in Spanish when no comes before the verb. • Memorize this construction:No + verb + Neg. Word • No veo nada. • I do not see anything.

  10. Affirmative / Negative Words • When alguien or nadie is the object of a verb, you must use a personal “a.” • ¿Conoces aalguien de España? • No, no conozco anadie de España.

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