Estructura 5.2 - Negative, affirmative, and indefinite expressions Flashcards

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What the expressions used for things?

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  • Todo (everything) - nada (nothing, not… anything)
  • Algo – (something) - nada (nothing, not… anything)
  • Alguno/s alguna/s (some …) – ninguno/ninguna (no…/ not… anything)
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What are the expressions used for people?

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  • Todos/todas (everyone)-nadie (no one - nobody)
  • Todo el mundo (everyone) –nadie (no one)
  • Muchas/pocas personas (many/few people) – nadie (no one)
  • Alguien (someone) –nadie (no one)
  • Alguno/alguna –ninguno/ninguna (a, some person/s) – nadie (no one)
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What are the expressions used for time?

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  • Siempre (always) –nunca=jamás (never)
  • Muchas veces (many times) –nunca=jamás (never)
  • Con frecuencia/a menudo (frequently) –nunca/jamás (never)
  • A veces (sometimes) – nunca/jamás (never)
  • Una vez (once) - –nunca/jamás (never)
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What are the expressions used for distribution?

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  • También (also/too/as well) – tampoco (neither/not either)
    o… o (either… or) – ni… ni (neither… nor)
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What happens in the case of “a”?

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  • used before negative and indefinite words that refer to people when they are the direct object of the verb
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What happens in the case of adjectives?

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  • Before a masculine, singular noun, algunos and ningunos are shortened to algún and ningún
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What happens in the case of “o….o”?

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  • used when there is a choice to be mad between two options
  • “ni” is the opposite
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What happens in the case of pronouns?

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  • substitute the noun for gender and number

Examples:
1. Llamamos a muchos voluntarios, pero no se presentó ninguno.
2. -No hay ninguna persona de Colombia
-Es cierto, no hay ninguna.

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