357. Alguno. Alguno
is used as a pronoun or an adjective. As a pronoun it means ' some,'
or ' some one,' or ' a few.' As an adjective it means ' some ' or
' a few.'
| Lo daré a alguno. |
I shall give it to some one. |
| He leído algunas de sus obras. |
I have read some of his works. |
| Tengo aquí algunos libros. |
I have here some books. |
a. In negative sentences alguno as
an adjective has a negative value when it follows the noun.
| No tengo cosa alguna. |
I haven't a thing. |
358. Alguien. Alguien, meaning ' some one,' is
used only as a pronoun and is applied to some indefinite person.
| Alguien ha venido. |
Some one has come. |
| Se lo daré a alguien. |
I shall give it to some one. |
359. Algo. Algo is used as a pronoun and also
as an adverb, but never as an adjective.
| Veo algo. |
I see something. |
| Es algo difícil. |
It is somewhat difficult. |
360. Ninguno. Ninguno is a negative pronoun or
adjective, corresponding to the affirmative alguno.
| Ninguno quiere entrar. |
No one wishes to enter. |
| No veo a ningún amigo. |
I don't see any friend. |
| Ninguna mujer haría eso. |
No woman would do that. |
a. For the apocopation of alguno and
ninguno, see 70.
361. Nadie and nada.
Nadie, ' no one,' ' nobody,' and nada,
' nothing,' are negative pronouns, corresponding to alguien
and algo.
No me ha visto nadie.
Nadie me ha visto. |
} |
No one has seen me. |
| |
No he visto nada.
Nada he visto. |
} |
I have seen nothing,
or I haven't seen anything. |
a. Nada may also be used as an adverb.
| No es nada difícil. |
It is not at all difficult. |
362. Nunca and jamás.
Nunca and jamás, ' never,'
are negative adverbs. Jamás is
the more emphatic.
No le he visto nunca.
Nunca le he visto. |
} |
I have never seen him. |
| |
No lo haré jamás.
Jamás lo haré. |
} |
I shall never do it. |
a. In the use of all the above negative pronouns or
adjectives, the student will observe that they serve to strengthen
the preceding negative no and follow the verb,
or are used alone preceding the verb.
b. Observe also:
| mejor que nunca, |
better than ever. |
| mejor que nadie, |
better than any one. |
363. Ni. Ni is a negative conjunction,
equivalent to the English ' nor,' ' and not.'
| No lo ví ni quiero
verlo. |
I did not see him nor do I
(or and I do not) care to see him. |
a. Ni is followed by the negatives nadie,
nada, etc., and not alguno, algo.
| No tengo dinero ni me
lo dará nadie. |
I have no money and no one will
give me any. |
364. Learn the conjugation of the -iar
and -uar verbs, 460.
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