- Not/No is placed before the verb/auxiliary verb.
| Will you not buy some pencils? | Not will buy you some pencils | No comprará Vd. unos lápices? |
| I have not seen the knife. | I not have seen the knife | Yo no he visto el cuchilo |
| You have not written the letter. | You not have written the letter. | Vd. no ha escrito la carta. |
- When the present tense of haber is used in an interrogative sentence, the subject is generally placed after the past participle.
| Have men arrived? | Have arrived the men? | Han llegado los hombres? |
| Have you spent your money? | Have spent you your money? | Han gastado Vds. su dinero? |
| Has he not found his books? | Not has found he his books? | No ha hallodo él su libros? |
| Has she bought any coffee? | Has bought she any coffee? | Ha comprador ella café? |
“any” is generally not translated before any noun in Spanish.
