Negation

The act of negation makes positive statements invalid. To make things negative in Spanish, simply use no before the verb.

Look at the following example:

Hablo inglΘs.

(I speak English.)

No hablo inglΘs.

(I don’t speak English.)

Notice that to make the sentence Hablo inglΘs negative, you have to put no in front of the verb: No hablo inglΘs.

Look at another example:

Comprendo.

(I understand.)

No comprendo.

(I don’t understand.)

The example follows the same rule: just put no in front of the verb.