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| tuffy Triglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 7036 days ago 1394 posts - 1412 votes  Speaks: Dutch*, English, German Studies: Spanish | Message 1 of 2 21 December 2005 at 4:48pm | IP Logged | ||
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I heard this:
Not at a quarter to three = Ni a las tres menos cuarto And later the speaker said Ni a las tres y cuarto. So he mentioned 2 times on which he couldn't come. My question: when using ni, should there always be at least 2 things you mention? 2 negative things? Or could you also simply use it as a "no". When someone asks you for instance if you can come at three you reply: Ni a las tres. Or would you then say "A las tres no"? So when do you use "ni" and when ".... no"? If I understand correct ni means neither, so that must involve more no's. So in this last example I should use no, correct? Edited by tuffy on 21 December 2005 at 4:49pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| patuco Diglot Moderator Gibraltar Joined 7017 days ago 3795 posts - 4268 votes Speaks: Spanish, English* Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 2 21 December 2005 at 4:57pm | IP Logged | ||
Correct. If someone asks you if you can come at three you could reply: "Si puedo" = I can OR "No puedo" = I can't OR "Ni a las tres ni a las cuatro" = Nor at three nor at four Edited by patuco on 21 December 2005 at 5:01pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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