Answer:
In order to say that something doesn't happen in Spanish, use the word NO before the verb.
Explanation:
Examples of denying an action
- Él no corre
- Ella no salta
- Yo no como
- Tú no bebes
A simple Spanish word like no can be deceptive. It looks and sounds like its English cognate, "no," and has a similar meaning. There are some ways in which the Spanish no is used that will seem unfamiliar to English speakers.
Using 'no' to negate a verb In english, this is usually done using a negative auxiliary verb such as "don't," "won't" or "didn't."
- La presidente no es una mujer de grandes principios ni convicciones. (The president isn't a woman of great principles nor convictions.)
- No fuimos ayer a mi casa. (We didn't go to my house yesterday.)
t's very simple to make verb phrases negative in Spanish. In most cases, you simply put the word no in front of whatever verb or verb phrase you want to negate.
Negation using no is the most basic type of Spanish verb negation, but you can use other negative words and phrases in combination with no.
- nadie nobody
- nada nothing
- ni nor
- ni...ni neither...nor
- jamás never
- nunca never
- tampoco neither, not either
- todavía no not yet
- ya no no longer
