Learn Spanish (Spain): Tampoco tengo dinero. - I don't have any money either.

Tampoco tengo dinero.

I don't have any money either.

Breakdown of Tampoco tengo dinero.

not … either / neither

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Questions & Answers about Tampoco tengo dinero.

Why isn't there a no in this sentence if it means "I don't have"?

Because the negative word tampoco (meaning "neither" or "not either") is at the very beginning of the sentence. In Spanish, if a negative word comes before the verb, you don't use no. If you wanted to put tampoco at the end, you would need the no at the beginning: No tengo dinero tampoco.

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

Spanish usually skips words like "some" or "any" when talking about uncountable things in general. While English says "I don't have any money", Spanish just says the equivalent of "I don't have money".

Why doesn't the sentence include yo (I)?

The verb form tengo is only ever used for yo (I). Because the verb itself tells us exactly who has the money, you can safely leave out the word yo to sound more natural.