English — negation

How to say no, not, never, nothing and nobody — the words that turn a sentence negative.

negation
Word / pattern	Meaning
no	no
not	not
never	never
nothing	nothing
nobody	nobody

⚠ Note

Spanish, Italian and Polish use double negation (no … nada, non … niente, nie … nic — literally “not … nothing”). French wraps the verb: ne … pas. English and German negate with one word (not / nicht).