Learn Spanish (Latin America): No tengo mucho espacio en la cocina.

No tengo mucho espacio en la cocina.

I do not have much space in the kitchen.

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Questions & Answers about No tengo mucho espacio en la cocina.

Why is it mucho espacio instead of muy espacio?

Muy means "very" and is used before adjectives (describing words, like muy grande for "very big"). Mucho means "much" or "a lot of" and is used before nouns (things, like espacio). Since "space" is a noun, we must use mucho.

Does mucho change its ending in this sentence?

Yes. When mucho is used with a noun, it has to match the noun's gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). Because espacio is a masculine, singular noun, we use mucho. If we were talking about a feminine noun like comida (food), it would be mucha comida.

Where is the word for "I" in this sentence?

It is built right into the verb! Tengo means "I have." In Spanish, you can usually leave out subject words like yo (I) because the verb ending already makes it clear who is doing the action.

Why is no placed directly before tengo?

In Spanish, the word no is placed directly in front of the verb it negates. To say "I do not have," you simply put no right before tengo.