Negation: simply no
The no goes before the verb. Nothing else changes: No és lluny — it is not far. For example: “No parlo català” — I do not speak Catalan. A rule from the Catalan course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The no goes before the verb. Nothing else changes: No és lluny — it is not far.
No hi ha ningú — there is nobody. Two negative words together are normal here, not a mistake.
No sé res means "I know nothing". English drops one of the two; Catalan keeps both.
By example
- No parlo catalàI do not speak Catalan
- No és llunyIt is not far
- No hi ha ningúThere is nobody
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Negation: how does it work in Catalan?
The no goes before the verb. Nothing else changes: No és lluny — it is not far.
What does it look like in an example sentence Catalan?
“No parlo català” — I do not speak Catalan. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.