Phrase · ⚠️ Instructions and warnings
No se aceptan cambios ni devoluciones.
No exchanges or refunds.
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Why every word is where it is
No2adverbnotse1pronoun(passive)3rdaceptan1verbare acceptedaceptar · present · 3rd pl.cambios3nounexchangescambio · masc. · pl.ni2conjunctionnor, ordevolucionesnounreturns, refundsdevolución · fem. · pl..
- se → aceptan: passive se
- cambios → aceptan: cambios → aceptan (pl.)
- No → ni: no… ni
Word for word: “Exchanges and returns are not accepted.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Passive se agrees with the plural noun: se aceptan cambios. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →
- 2no… ni = not… or, neither… nor. Indefinites and double negation →
- 3el cambio = an exchange in a shop (also change, the money you get back).
Variations
- No se aceptan devoluciones.
- No hacemos cambios ni devoluciones.