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No tenemos ningún descuento hoy.

No tenemos ningún descuento hoy.
We do not have any discounts today.
From Lesson 71:Shortened indefinite adjectives (algún, ningún)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about No tenemos ningún descuento hoy.

Why is the word ningún used here instead of ninguno?
Ninguno drops its final -o and becomes ningún whenever it comes directly before a masculine singular noun. Since descuento (discount) is a masculine singular noun, we must use ningún.
Why is descuento singular here when the English translation says "any discounts" in the plural?
In Spanish, when you are saying there are zero of something, you almost always use the singular form of the noun along with ningún or ninguna. So, ningún descuento literally means "not a single discount," which sounds best as "any discounts" in English.
Is No tenemos ningún descuento a double negative?
Yes, it literally translates to "We don't have no discount." Unlike English, Spanish requires double negatives. When a negative word like ningún comes after the verb, you must also put no before the verb.
Why does ningún have an accent mark over the 'u' when ninguno does not?
When you drop the final -o from ninguno, the word now ends in an n. In Spanish spelling, words ending in n naturally stress the second-to-last syllable. To keep the spoken stress on the last syllable (the u), a written accent mark must be added.

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