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Adjetivo negativo
The Spanish negative adjective is used to negate or refuse nouns. Like some other negative structures, the negative adjective – also called the indefinite negative adjective – has two parts.
Por ejemplo …
No tengo ninguna idea. | I have no idea. | |
No veo ningunos anteojos. | I don’t see any eyeglasses. |
Characteristics of negative adjectives
- Used in place of an article, not with one
- Has two parts: no, which precedes the verb, and ninguno, which goes between the verb and noun.
- Must agree with the negated noun in gender and number
Spanish negative adjectives
Like other adjectives, ninguno has different forms to agree with the noun that it modifies:
singular | plural | |
masculine | ninguno | ningunos |
feminine | ninguna | ningunas |
In addition, when ninguno precedes a masculine singular noun, it changes to ningún.
Por ejemplo …
No tengo ningún dinero. | I don’t have any money. | |
No hay ningún peligro. | There is no danger. | |
Ayer no he visto ningún estudiante. | Yesterday I didn’t see any students. |
To stress the negation, the negative adjective can be placed after the noun.
Por ejemplo …
No tengo dinero ninguno. | I have absolutely no money. | |
No es problema ninguno. | It’s no problem at all. |
Related lessons
- Introduction to nouns and gender
- Introduction to adjectives
- Negative adverbs
- Negative pronouns
- Negation lessons – PwLS super list
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