grammar.negation.basic-no
Basic negation: no before the verb
No goes immediately before the verb (and its object pronouns): no trabajo hoy, no lo sé. Answering negatively often doubles it: No, no quiero.
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Explanation
Placement is rigid: no + (pronouns) + verb — no entiendo, no te escucho, no me lo dijeron. Nothing else fits between no and the verb group.
There is no do-support or special question form: ¿no vienes? In compound tenses no precedes haber: no he terminado. Answer pattern: No, no puedo — the first no answers, the second negates the verb.
Examples
No tengo tiempo esta semana.
I don't have time this week.
I don't have time this week.
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¿No te gustó? — No, no mucho.
You didn't like it? — No, not much.
You didn't like it? — No, not much.
Region: global