Making a sentence negative in Spanish is easy!

You just add "no" right before the verb.

Let’s see how it works with regular verbs and some common irregular verbs.

Regular Verbs

1. -ar verbs (like hablar, which means "to speak")

   • Positive: Yo hablo (I speak)
   • Negative: Yo no hablo (I do not speak)

2. -er verbs (like comer, which means "to eat")

   • Positive: Yo como (I eat)
   • Negative: Yo no como (I do not eat)

3. -ir verbs (like vivir, which means "to live")

   • Positive: Yo vivo (I live)
   • Negative: Yo no vivo (I do not live)

Irregular Verbs

Now, let's look at some irregular verbs:

• Ser (to be):

  • Positive: Yo soy (I am)
  • Negative: Yo no soy (I am not)

• Estar (to be):

  • Positive: Yo estoy (I am)
  • Negative: Yo no estoy (I am not)

• Tener (to have):

  • Positive: Yo tengo (I have)
  • Negative: Yo no tengo (I do not have)

Gender and Plural Forms

Spanish also uses gender (masculine and feminine) and plurals:

• Masculine:

  • Un libro (a book) → No es un libro (It is not a book)

• Feminine:

  • Una casa (a house) → No es una casa (It is not a house)

• Plural:

  • Los libros (the books) → No son los libros (They are not the books)

• Adjectives change too:

  • Casa blanca (white house) → No es una casa blanca (It is not a white house).

So remember, by using "no" correctly, you can easily make sentences negative in Spanish!