Learn Spanish (Latin America): Él no come la manzana.

In English, we use "does not" or "do not" to make a sentence negative. Spanish is much simpler! You just put the word no directly before the verb. So, no come literally means "not eats", which translates perfectly to "does not eat".

Why does Él have an accent mark on the E?

The accent mark shows the difference between two words that sound exactly the same. Él (with the accent) means "he", which is the subject of our sentence. El (without the accent) means "the" for masculine words.

Is it absolutely necessary to include Él at the beginning?

No, you can easily just say No come la manzana. Because the verb form come is used for "he", "she", or "you (formal)", Spanish speakers often drop the subject if it is already clear from the context who we are talking about.

Could I put no after the verb, for example: Él come no la manzana?

No, in Spanish, the negative word no must always go immediately before the conjugated verb. The standard order is Subject (Él) + Negation (no) + Verb (come) + Object (la manzana).