Ni-Ni negatives

Question

I want to say "I don't like neither technology nor science" in Spanish but I am not such which one is correct 1 or 2 sentence and why?

1: No me gustan ni tecnología ni ciencias

2:No me gustan ni la tecnología ni las ciencias

Welcome to SpanishDict. We don't do your homework for you here. - rac1, Feb 20, 2015

:) - ian-hill, Feb 20, 2015

Answer 1

I think you need the articles; generic subjects always need articles in Spanish, which is very basic. Hence answer 2.

The part that got me is gusta, vs. gustan, here is a great thread discussing it.

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2306244

This was particularly helpful.

• No me gusta el coche ni la moto. = (No me gusta el coche ni (me gusta) la moto).

• No me gustan ni el coche ni la moto. = (No me gustan: ni el coche ni la moto).

and

Es como dice elprofe: las dos opciones son válidas. Depende del punto de vista del hablante.

Just to be clear, as the sentence is formulated, gustan is the correct option. Sometimes I am a bit subtle. ;) - bosquederoble, Feb 21, 2015