How do you translate "Who hasn't tasted..."?

Question

I am translating "And who haven't tasted the famous food of Mexico?" into Spanish.

So far, I've come up with "y ¿Quién no tiene sabor la comida famosa de México?

Any pointers?

The English sentence would be "And who **hasn't** tasted..." - danrivera, May 10, 2010

We're sharp today aren't we!? All three responses by Marianne, Chica and Julian are very good! :-) - Gekkosan, May 10, 2010

Answer 1

¿Quién no tiene sabor la comida famosa de México?

This essentially means (you are missing a few words) "Who doesn't have the flavor of the famous food of Mexico?"

I'd say something like ¿Quién no ha probado la comida....?"

Let's wait and see some other suggestions from other members.

We had the exact same timing ;) - chicasabrosa, May 10, 2010

Answer 2

Hi there,

Your English sentence has a small mistake: it should read "hasn't" instead of "haven't". I think because "who" is singular and not plural.

In your Spanish sentence you have used "sabor" which is not a verb but a noun. So if you want to say "who has/hasn't tasted" you should use a form of "probar" which means "to taste".

I would say: y ¿Quién no ha probado la comida famosa de México?. Still, it doesn't sound right, I think natives would use different wording.

Hope this helps !

Saludos, Chica

:-) - --Mariana--, May 10, 2010

Answer 3

¿Y quien no ha saboreado la famosa comida de México?

Marianne's phrase, ¿Quién no ha probado la comida....?" is also a very common way to say this. What is not common is the "no" in your sentence.

Precisely - you beat me to it by around 2 mins - geofc, May 10, 2010

Answer 4

¿Y quien no ha saboreado la famosa comida de México?

I would normally say "¿Y quién no ha probado la comida....?" but if one can reasonably say "¿Y quien ha saboreado la famosa comida de México?", how is it possible to object to the phrase "¿Y quien no ha saboreado la famosa comida de México?" (emphasis added)l? This construction follows all of the normal conventions for turning a positive into a negative statement/question.

I see no problem with it, Samdie. Maybe I'm just tired, but I can't read where anyone is objecting to "quién no ha saboreado.." I think all your options Julian's, Marianne´s and Chica's are good. - Gekkosan, May 10, 2010

Answer 5

And who hasn't tasted the famous food from Mexico? = ¿Y Quién no ha probado nunca la famosa comida de México ?

I have tried to convey the heart of what you were trying to say in Spanish rather than translate word for word.