Breakdown of No hay rastros; nadie caminó por aquí.
no
no, not
aquí
here
haber
to be (there is / there are)
caminar
to walk
nadie
no one
por
for / by / through / in/during (part of the day)
el rastro
the trace
Questions & Answers about No hay rastros; nadie caminó por aquí.
Why isn't there a no before caminó? I thought Spanish used double negatives.
Spanish does use double negatives, but it depends on word order! Because nadie (nobody) comes before the verb caminó, you don't use a no. If you wanted to put nadie after the verb, you would need the double negative: no caminó nadie por aquí.
Which verb form do we use with nadie?
Why does the sentence say por aquí instead of just aquí?
What exactly are rastros in this context?
Rastros translates to 'traces', but when talking about someone walking in an area, it often means 'tracks' or 'footprints'. The phrase no hay rastros means there are no physical signs that anyone was there.
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