ni in spanish

Question

when do I use ni in spanish

Answer 1

Think of ni as neither nor or either or in English. Examples:

No fuimos ni a Valencia ni a Madrid.

We did not go [either] to Valencia or Madrid

We went neither to Valencia nor Madrid.

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No me gusta ni la camisa verde ni la azul.

I don't like [either] the green shirt or the blue one.

I like neither the green shirt nor the blue one.

Answer 2

'Ni" es "nor" or "Not even" in English.

"¡Qué cosa! Ni quería yo contestarle las boberías que me peguntaba él. Me quería sacar datos de la empresa, y sospecho que fuera de la competencia."

"Jeeze! I didn't even want to answer the bull---- he was asking about. He was trying to get information about my workplace, and I suspect he was from the competition."

Answer 3

I looked up ni in the translate function above and found a number of good examples.

Ni,,,, ni is one example meaning neither ..... nor

Answer 4

¡Ni idea!