Basic Negation
Make a simple Spanish sentence negative by placing no before the conjugated verb.
Basic Negation
To make a simple Spanish sentence negative, put no before the conjugated verb.
Main pattern
no + conjugated verb
No trabajo los domingos.
I do not work on Sundays.
No tengo coche.
I do not have a car.
No puedo ir hoy.
I cannot go today.
Marta no vive aquí.
Marta does not live here.
With a small pronoun such as me, put no before the pronoun: No me gusta correr. No me levanto temprano.
You can also use no in a short answer: ¿Quieres café? — No, gracias.
Watch out
Spanish does not add an equivalent of English do not or does not. Use no with the normal verb form: No trabaja aquí.
See subject pronouns, the present tense, and common patterns with gustar or poder.