When is a negative pluralized?
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Context: ¡No veo ninguna gotas de lluvia!
I do not see any raindrops!
Correction: ningunas
Recearch: nunca adverb 1. (en frases afirmativas) never ; (en frases negativas) ever
Question: Is it only the negative adjectives that need pluralization or can "nunca" - ever be plural nuncas as an adverb? Sorry if my thoughts are confusing!
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updated Nov 13, 2011
posted by bandit51jd
Great question! - --Mariana--, Sep 30, 2011
Muchas gracias, Mariana! - bandit51jd, Sep 30, 2011
1 Answer
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Hi there, bandit!
Nunca, as any adverb, can never be plural.
Nevers? Alwayses?
Ningún/a/os/as is not and adverb, but an adjective, and as such must agree in gender in number with the noun it modifies.
No veo ninguna gotas
No veo ninguna gota
No veo ningunas gotas
updated Nov 13, 2011
posted by cogumela
That helps a lot, adverbs in Spanish are never pluralized, but adjectives are. Gracias! - bandit51jd, Sep 30, 2011
Great answer - Dakie, Sep 30, 2011
"not an adverb" -- "in gender and (in) number ". (You've been spending too much time communicating with Heidita). - samdie, Sep 30, 2011
Your central argument though is, of course, "spot on". (more British than American usage). - samdie, Sep 30, 2011
