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Ni una palabra dijo en toda la reunión.
He didn't say a single word in the whole meeting.
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Why every word is where it is
Ni1conjunctionnot (even)unadeterminera, anuno · fem. · sing. · indefinitepalabranounwordfem. · sing.dijoverbsaiddecir · past · 3rd sing.enprepositionin, on, attoda2determinerall, the wholetodo · fem. · sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitereuniónnounmeetingfem. · sing..
- Ni → dijo: fronted negative
- toda → reunión: f. sg.
Word for word: “Not one word he said in the whole meeting.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Fronted negative: ni before the verb replaces no (= no dijo ni una palabra). Indefinites and double negation →
- 2toda la reunión = the whole meeting.