Which is correct? "Hay no que llegar..." or "Hay que llegar no tarde a clase."

Question

I'm looking for the correct placement of the negative "no".

Answer 1

"Hay que llegar no tarde a clase."

No hay que llegar tarde a la clase.

or, No es correcto llegar tarde a la clase.

• Thanks, Gus. That was very helpful. - kathy44 Sep 7, 2009

Answer 2

No hay que..

The "no" is negating the "one must"; not "late"

We don't say one must arrive "not late" to mean one must arrive on time or early.

The "no" would never break the periphrasis:

no [ir +a+infinitive]

no [ir+gerund]

no [tener+que]

no [estar+gerund]