Basic Sentence Structure
Basic Spanish sentences follow the same Subject-Verb-Object order as English: the subject (who is doing the action), the verb (the action), and the object (what is receiving the action).
| I eat the bread. | Yo como el pan. |
| The boy has the dog. | El niño tiene el perro. |
| You read the book. | Tú lees el libro. |
Making Sentences Negative
Making a sentence negative is easy. Unlike English, there are no extra helper words like "don't" or "doesn't." Simply place no directly before the verb.
| He does not eat the apple. | Él no come la manzana. |
| The girl does not have the cat. | La niña no tiene el gato. |
| I am not the teacher. | Yo no soy el profesor. |
Combining Ideas
You can connect affirmative and negative ideas using words like y (and) or pero (but). Just remember that no always stays right in front of the verb it negates.
| The friend reads the letter but does not have the book. | La amiga lee la carta pero no tiene el libro. |
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