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"Affirmative" is an adjective which is often translated as "afirmativo", and "anything" is a pronoun which is often translated as "nada". Learn more about the difference between "affirmative" and "anything" below.
affirmative(
uh
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fuhr
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muh
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dihv
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (positive)
a. afirmativo
Silence should not be treated as an affirmative response in a court of law.En un tribunal de justicia, el silencio no se debe considerar una respuesta afirmativa.
2. (grammar)
a. afirmativo
Change the following affirmative sentences into negatives.Transforma las siguientes frases afirmativas en negativas.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The defendant answered in the affirmative with a firm "yes."El acusado respondió afirmativamente con un rotundo "sí".
The proposal got more responses in the affirmative and thus it passed.La propuesta recibió un mayor número de respuestas positivas y por lo tanto fue aprobada.
anything(
eh
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ni
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thihng
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
