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### Not Only... But Also

In Spanish, **sino** is a special type of "but" used to contrast a negative statement with a positive one, translating roughly to "but rather".

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When talking up a travel destination, we often want to emphasize that it has multiple great qualities. You can combine **no solo** (not only) and **sino también** (but also) to connect and highlight these elements.

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Notice how this structure effortlessly links two nouns. If the first element is introduced by a preposition (like **por**), we usually repeat that preposition after **también**.

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### Adding Verbs: Sino que también

The rule changes slightly when the second part of your sentence introduces a new conjugated verb. Instead of just **sino también**, you must add **que**, creating the phrase **sino que también**.

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As a quick rule of thumb: use **sino también** for nouns, adjectives, and infinitives, and reserve **sino que también** for new clauses with conjugated verbs!

Correlative addition (no solo… sino también)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
but (but rather)	sino
the landscape	el paisaje
The south not only offers the beach, but also the landscape.	El sur no solo ofrece la playa, sino también el paisaje.
the gastronomy	la gastronomía
I not only like to explore the city, but also the gastronomy.	No solo me gusta explorar la ciudad, sino también la gastronomía.
the waterfall	la cascada
spectacular	espectacular
The mountain not only has a beautiful forest, but also a spectacular waterfall.	La montaña no solo tiene un bosque precioso, sino también una cascada espectacular.
the spa resort	el balneario
Yesterday I went to the town and not only saw the market, but also the spectacular spa.	Ayer fui al pueblo y no solo vi el mercado, sino también el balneario espectacular.
to highlight	destacar
the heritage	el patrimonio
the fortress	la fortaleza
to stand out (for something)	destacar
This zone not only stands out for its heritage, but also for the old fortress.	Esta zona no solo destaca por su patrimonio, sino también por la antigua fortaleza.
the leisure	el ocio
The hotel not only stands out for its spa, but also for its leisure.	El hotel no solo destaca por su balneario, sino también por su ocio.
the fauna	la fauna
The tourist not only highlights the heritage, but also the quite interesting fauna.	El turista no solo destaca el patrimonio, sino también la fauna bastante interesante.
We went to the fortress, and we not only liked the place, but also the waterfall.	Fuimos a la fortaleza, y no solo nos gustó el lugar, sino también la cascada.
They not only study the fauna, but they also explore the traditional gastronomy.	No solo estudian la fauna, sino que también exploran la gastronomía tradicional.
Here we not only see the landscape, but we also enjoy the leisure quite a bit.	Aquí no solo vemos el paisaje, sino que también disfrutamos bastante del ocio.
The spa is not only spectacular, but it also offers quite a lot of peace.	El balneario no solo es espectacular, sino que también ofrece bastante paz.
This country not only has great gastronomy, but also fantastic leisure.	Este país no solo tiene una gastronomía estupenda, sino también un ocio fantástico.
instead of	en vez de
Instead of going to the beach, we visited the fortress.	En vez de ir a la playa, visitamos la fortaleza.
Shall we go to the spa resort instead of staying at the hotel?	¿Vamos al balneario en vez de quedarnos en el hotel?
Instead of resting, we explored the heritage of the area.	En vez de descansar, exploramos el patrimonio de la zona.
This village stands out for its gastronomy.	Este pueblo destaca por su gastronomía.
My sister always stands out in class.	Mi hermana siempre destaca en clase.
The teacher highlighted the most important points.	El profesor destacó los puntos más importantes.

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