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I do - I don't


Jferstler February 12, 2011 04:09 PM

I do - I don't
 
In spanish, how would you say:

"I do" as in Yes, I do have that pencil

and

"I don't" as in No. I don't have that pencil.

Rusty February 12, 2011 04:13 PM

Repeat the verb, conjugated appropriately. You'll also want a direct object pronoun to go with it.

"Sí, lo tengo." (masculine object) "Sí, la tengo." (feminine object)
"No, no lo tengo."

If the response is negative, the word 'no' is repeated.

Jferstler February 12, 2011 04:18 PM

How about

"No, I don't have a pencil. I'm sorry."

No,No tengo un lápiz, Lo siento.

Is that right? How would I add a Ma'am to that?

No, I don't have a pencil, I'm sorry ma'am.

Rusty February 12, 2011 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jferstler (Post 105290)
How about

"No, I don't have a pencil. I'm sorry."

No, no tengo un lápiz. Lo siento, señora. :good:

Is that right? How would I add a Ma'am to that?

No, I don't have a pencil, I'm sorry ma'am.

If she knows you're talking about a pencil, it's also OK to use the appropriate object pronoun.

irmamar February 13, 2011 02:45 AM

Although it is grammatically correct, in common speech pronoun are not widely used in short sentences like this one. It is more common:

Sí, tengo uno/varios.
No, no tengo ninguno.

:)

Apalánter February 16, 2011 12:07 AM

In spanish, how would you say:

"Hacer" como en si, tengo ese lapiz

y

"No" como en el Nº no tengo ese lapiz.


"No" como en el Nº no tengo ese lápiz.


(Esta es la respuesta de puesto # 1.)

AngelicaDeAlquezar February 16, 2011 09:44 AM

The right answers have already been provided, Apalánter. :)

Your sentences don't make much sense:

"Hacer" in your first sentence doesn't correspond to "tener", which is the appropriate verb for "having a pencil".

And Jferstler asked about a sentence with the word "no", not the abbreviation of "number". :)


Quote:

Originally Posted by Apalánter (Post 105519)
(Esta es la respuesta de puesto # al mensaje no. 1.)



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