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"Todos" is a form of "todos", an adjective which is often translated as "all". "Ninguno" is an adjective which is often translated as "no". Learn more about the difference between "ninguno" and "todos" below.
ninguno(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. no (in affirmative clauses)
Ningún maestro apoyaría esos cambios.No teacher would support those changes.
b. any (in negative clauses)
No estaba al corriente de ninguna noticia mala sobre el gobernador.I was not aware of any negative news about the governor.
2. (not one)
a. no (in affirmative clauses)
Ninguna tarea fue asignada por los maestros esta semana.No homework was assigned by the teachers this week.
b. any (in negative clauses)
El juez no puede tomar ninguna decisión hasta que vea la evidencia.The judge cannot make any decision until he sees the evidence.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
3. (no person)
a. none (in affirmative clauses)
Ninguno de ellos me llamó para felicitarme.None of them called me to congratulate me.
b. no one (in affirmative clauses)
Ninguno parecía tener idea de lo que hacía.No one seemed to know what they were doing.
c. nobody (in affirmative clauses)
Por lo que yo veo, ninguno vale para el puesto.From what I can see, nobody is right for the job.
4. (no thing)
a. none (in affirmative clauses)
Ninguna de ellas es apropiada para nosotros.None of them is right for us.
b. any (in negative clauses)
Le dije que limpiara los cuadros, pero no limpió ninguno.I told her to clean the paintings, but she didn't clean any.
a. neither (in affirmative clauses)
Ninguno de los dos va a cambiar.Neither of the two is going to change.
b. either (in negative clauses)
El sitio web no aceptó ninguna de las contraseñas que probé.The site didn't accept either of the two passwords I tried.
todos(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
b. all of
Sí, claro que vamos a tu fiesta. Cuenta con todos nosotros.Yes, of course we're coming to your party. You can count on all of us.
c. the whole of
Perdimos todos nuestros ahorros con aquella inversión.We lost the whole of our savings with that investment.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
a. of them all
Me gustan tus camisetas, pero esta es la más linda de todas.I like your T-shirts, but this one is the nicest of them all.
b. all of them
¿Vendieron todos los celulares? - Sí, todos.Did you sell all the cellphones? - Yes, all of them.
c. everyone (singular) (people)
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Todos saben que Raúl y Fátima están saliendo.Everyone knows that Raul and Fatima are dating.
d. everybody (singular) (people)
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Aquí me conocen todos.Everybody knows me here.
b. all of us (after prepositions)
¡Más fuerte! Vamos, canta para todos. Queremos escuchar tu hermosa voz.Louder! Come on, sing for all of us. We want to hear to your beautiful voice.
todo
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
b. all of
La única hija de Ibáñez se quedó con toda la herencia.Ibanez's only daughter inherited all of her estate.
d. the whole of
Al final, el casero nos devolvió toda nuestra fianza.In the end, the landlord refunded the whole of our deposit.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
7. (totality)
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
8. (emphatic)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Siga todo recto.Carry straight on.
La cocina estaba toda sucia.The kitchen was filthy.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. whole
Este médico ve el cuerpo y la mente como un todo.This doctor sees the body and the mind as a whole.
