Negating a Verb
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I know that in order to negate a verb in Spanish you can use the word "no." For example, "Yo no leo" means "I do not read".Could I say "Yo no hago leer" to say I do not read or would that be incorrect?
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updated Dec 10, 2016
posted by RohitT
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I would add that if you said "yo no hago leer" the listener would be left waiting for more information because you could say "yo no hago leer a los niños" meaning "I don't make the children read"
updated Dec 10, 2016
posted by nimi25
Aquí tambien amigo,. - ray76, Dec 10, 2016
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That would be incorrect. To say "I do not read" you would simply say "no leo" or "yo no leo"
In some places you could give a similar meaning by saying "no hago lectura" the word lectura being a noun meaning "reading"
updated Dec 10, 2016
posted by nimi25
If you are going to be giving corrections we would appreciate your language levels. Thanks mate. - ray76, Dec 10, 2016
fluent in both spanish and english - nimi25, Dec 10, 2016
Thanks mate , I have added my vote . - ray76, Dec 10, 2016
