POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EXPRESSIONS
| POSITIVES | NEGATIVES | ||
| ALGO | SOMETHING | NADA | NOTHING |
| ALGUIEN | SOMEONE | NADIE | NO ONE |
|
ALGÚN/O/A/ OS/AS |
SOME |
NINGÚN/O/A/ OS/AS |
NONE |
| SIEMPRE | ALWAYS | NUNCA | NEVER |
| TAMIÉN | ALSO | TAMPOCO | NEITHER |
| O……O | EITHER….OR | NI….NI | NEITHER…NOR |
In Spanish it is very common to use two or even more negative words in the same sentence e.g. No tengo ni leche ni pan – I don’t have neither milk nor bread.
Also you will see double negatives used in Spanish e.g. No veo nadie – I don’t see no one. Of course in English this would not make any sense as we would say I see no one or I don’t see anyone. In English only one negative form is used.