Learn Spanish (Spain): No veo el coche.

No veo el coche.

I do not see the car.

Breakdown of No veo el coche.

to see; to watch (TV, a film)

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Questions & Answers about No veo el coche.

Why is it veo and not just vo?

The verb ver (to see) has an irregular yo (I) form. Instead of dropping the -er and adding -o to make vo, it keeps the e to become veo. For all other forms, like ves (you see) or ve (he/she sees), it acts like a regular -er verb.

Why isn't there a word for I in the Spanish sentence?

In Spanish, the ending of the verb tells you who is doing the action. Because veo only ever means I see, you don't need to include the pronoun yo (I). You would only add it for extra emphasis, as in yo no veo el coche.

Does no always go before the verb?

Yes, to make a sentence negative in Spanish, you must put no right before the verb. You can think of it as saying I not see the car.

Why does coche use el if it doesn't end in -o?

While words ending in -o are usually masculine and words ending in -a are usually feminine, nouns that end in -e can be either. You just have to memorize that it is masculine: el coche.