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Nunca bajo a la sala.

Nunca bajo a la sala.
I never go down to the living room.
From Lesson 148:Hopes and wishes (ojalá)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Nunca bajo a la sala.

Doesn't bajo mean "short" or "low"?
It can! The word bajo is an adjective for "short" (like a short person), but in this sentence, it's a verb. It is the yo (I) form of the verb bajar, which means "to go down" (as well as "to lower" or "to get off" transportation).
Why isn't there a no before the verb? Don't we need a double negative?
You only need a double negative in Spanish if the negative word comes after the verb. Because nunca (never) is placed directly before the verb here, we don't use no. If you moved the negative word to the end, you would say: No bajo a la sala nunca.
Why do we use a after the verb here?
The word a translates to "to". In Spanish, verbs of motion like bajar (to go down), subir (to go up), and ir (to go) are followed by the preposition a when they point toward a destination.
Since we're learning about ojalá, how would I change this to say "I hope I never go down to the living room"?
You would say: ¡Ojalá que nunca baje a la sala! Expressing a hope or wish with ojalá requires the present subjunctive form of the verb. For an -ar verb like bajar, the yo (I) form swaps its usual -o ending for an -e, making it baje.

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