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No conozco a nadie que haya vivido en Japón.
I don't know anyone who has lived in Japan.
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Why every word is where it is
No1adverbnotconozcoverbI knowconocer · present · 1st sing.a1preposition(personal a)nadie1pronounanyone (lit. nobody)sing.quepronounwhohaya2verbhashaber · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.vivido2verblivedvivir · participle · past · masc. · sing.enprepositioninJapón3nounJapan.
- nadie → haya: mood
- que → nadie: ref
- No → nadie: corr
- conozco → a: prep
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1No conozco a nadie: double negation is required, and nadie takes personal a. Indefinites and double negation →
- 2que haya vivido: a non-existent antecedent (nadie) puts the relative clause in the subjunctive; here the present perfect. Relative clauses II: mood and prepositions →
- 3Japón takes no article in Spanish.