no + Clitic + Verb

Order of Negation and Clitic

Level 3

No precedes the whole weak-pronoun group and the finite verb.

How It Works

Place no before the verb: no vinc, no tenim temps. With a weak pronoun, put no before the pronoun as well: no el veig, no m'agrada. No does not change for the subject's person or number.

With two pronouns, no precedes the complete group: no me'l donis, no t'ho diré. The negative word never belongs between the pronouns. Their internal order comes from pronoun-combination rules, independently of negation.

In a compound tense, the whole group precedes the finite auxiliary: no m'ho ha dit. In a permitted infinitive placement, the group can instead attach after the infinitive while no remains before the finite verb: no vol explicar-m'ho. Check both boundaries when reading a long phrase: the no-to-verb relationship controls negation, while the pronouns identify the objects.

Examples (3)

  1. No m’ho ha dit.

    She has not told me.

  2. No te’l donaré.

    I will not give it to you.

  3. No ens en queda cap.

    We have none left.

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