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Attempting negation
I never want to see him.
Nunca lo quiero ver. I never want to see him ever. No lo quiero ver nunca. She never says hello. Ella nunca dice hola/Nunca ella dice hola. Don't you ever sleep? Nunca duermes tú? No one likes us. Nadie nos gusta. No one ever likes us. No nos gusta a nadie nunca You are never nice to anyone. Nunca le eres agradable a nadie No one is going home. Nadie va a casa. No girl is leaving now. Ninguna chica está saliendo ahora. Nothing bothers me. No me molesto nada/Nada me molesto. I don't have any books. No tengo ningunos libros. No man is happy. Ningún hombre es feliz. No man is ever happy. Ningún hombre es feliz nunca. |
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What Rusty says is right. Nadie nos gusta actually means "We don't like anyone".
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got it
Le gustamos a nadie (We are not pleasing to anyone.)
And plural forms of ningún are used only with nouns that always appear in the plural (scissors-tijeras) Thanks much! Last edited by cmon; November 04, 2008 at 04:57 PM. |
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No le gustamos a nadie = No one likes us (We are not pleasing to anyone)
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I cna't quote a quote!!! Disgusting......
I never want to see him. Nunca lo quiero ver. No lo quiero ver nunca. No lo quiero volver a ver nunca. I never want to see him ever. (I don't want to see him ever (again).) No lo quiero ver nunca. (If the word nunca follows the verb, the word no must precede it.) same as above. We spaniards are very excessive, so when we say never it's the same as never ever again She never says hello. Ella nunca dice hola /Nunca dice hola ella. Sounds odd Ella nunca saluda (She never greets) Don't you ever sleep? Nunca duermes tú? Nunca duermes? No duermes nunca? No one likes us. Nadie nos gusta. (Nadie nos gusta: We don't like anybody) (Le gustamos a nadie. needs a "No" ) No le gustamos a nadie. Nadie nos quiere (Nobodyloves us) No one ever likes us. No nos gusta a nadie nunca (No le gustamos nunca a nadie. ) Nadie nos quiere You are never nice to anyone. Nunca le eres agradable a nadie (Nunca eres amable con nadie. ) No one is going home. Nadie va a casa. Nadie viene a casa. It's more personal, more suffering. No girl is leaving now. Ninguna chica está saliendo ahora. Nothing bothers me. Nada me molesta. = No me molesta nada. I don't have any books. No tengo ningunos libros. (No tengo ningún libro.) No tengo libros. No man is happy. Ningún hombre es feliz. Nadie es feliz No man is ever happy. Ningún hombre es feliz nunca. No me suena bien. A ver qué dicen los hispanohablantes. sound odd -->Nadie es siempre feliz. Nadie es feliz por siempre Saludos
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Right, my two pennies
I think the first two would end up being the same sentence No quiero ni verla (por siempre jamás) Ni se me ocurre verla. She never says hello Ella no dice ni hola Ésta ni saluda. Don't you ever sleep? ¿Tu es que no duermes? No one likes us Definitely, nadie nos quiere. You are never nice to anyone. A ti ni se te ocurre tener modales con nadie. Nobody is going home Aqui todos quietos que no se va ni dios (sorry for the profanity if any) Nobody comes home A esta casa no vienen ni las águilas (colourful, I know, but fun) No girl is leaving now. Que no se vaya ninguna de las niñas Nothing bothers me A mi me importa todo un pimiento. I don't have any books No tengo libros No tengo ni un libro (en casa/a mano) No man is happy Nadie es feliz, agree with sosia No man is ever happy Yep, that sounds odd, Sosia Nadie es feliz por siempre jamás. |
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I never want to see him ever. = Jamás quiero volver a verlo. She never says hello. = Ella nunca saluda (Ella nunca dice hola). Don't you ever sleep? = ¿Duermes alguna vez? No one likes us. = No le caemos bien a nadie. No one ever likes us. = Nunca le caemos bien a nadie. You are never nice to anyone. = Tu/Ud. nunca se comporta (porta) bien con nadie. No one is going home. = Nadie se va ir a casa. No girl is leaving now. = Ninguna muchacha/niña se va ahora. (???) Nothing bothers me. = Nada me molesta. I don't have any books. = No tengo ningún libro. No man is happy. = Nadie es felíz. No man is ever happy. = Nunca nadie es felíz. I know that some are repetitions but others aren't.
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