Double negatives
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What is/are the rules on using double negatives in Spanish?
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updated Apr 2, 2013
posted by kcrowley
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Use them as much as possible! Haha, but no, really, you need to use double negatives quite frequently.
No tengo nada= I don't have anything Vs. No tengo (specific item)= I don't have (it, specific item)
One kind of implies that you are broke or that you are exaggerating.
No me gusta nada= I don't like anything vs. No me gusta esos= I don't like those
In English the double negative is highly discouraged but in Spanish it is encouraged. Besides, it sounds more poetic!
updated Apr 2, 2013
posted by Vida_de_Scott
In English a double negative generally means a positive. I don't have none means you must have some. - Eddy, Apr 2, 2013
