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Ese vendedor no tiene ningún estilo.

Ese vendedor no tiene ningún estilo.
That salesperson doesn't have any style.
From Lesson 71:Shortened indefinite adjectives (algún, ningún)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ese vendedor no tiene ningún estilo.

Why is it ningún here instead of ninguno?
Ninguno drops its -o and becomes ningún when it comes directly before a masculine singular noun. Since estilo (style) is a masculine singular noun, we use ningún estilo.
Why does ningún have an accent mark when ninguno doesn't?
When ninguno drops the -o, the spoken stress stays on that same syllable (gun). Words ending in -n naturally stress the second-to-last syllable in Spanish. To force the stress to stay on the final syllable, we have to add a written accent: ningún.
Why do we need both no and ningún in this sentence?
Spanish frequently uses double negatives, which is different from English! When a negative word like ningún comes after the verb, you must put no (or another negative word) before the verb. Literally, it says "That seller does not have no style," but in Spanish, this is perfectly correct grammar.
Why is the word for "that" ese and not eso?
Ese is the masculine singular adjective for "that," used right before masculine nouns like vendedor. Eso is a neutral pronoun used only when referring to an abstract idea or an unknown object, never right before a noun.

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