Phrase · 🤝 Agreeing and disagreeing in discussions
¡Para nada! Es todo lo contrario.
Not at all! It’s quite the opposite.
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Why every word is where it is
¡Para1preposition(at all)nada1pronounnothing (not at all)!Esverbit isser · present · 3rd sing.todo2determinerquite (all)masc. · sing.lo2determinertheel · definitecontrario2adjectiveoppositemasc. · sing..
- Para → nada: para nada (fixed)
- lo → contrario: lo + adjective
- todo → contrario: todo lo contrario
Word for word: “For nothing! It is all the contrary.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¡Para nada! = Not at all!: a firm, informal no. Indefinites and double negation →
- 2lo contrario = the opposite: neuter lo + adjective; todo lo contrario = quite the opposite. Articles: el, la, un, una; al and del →
Variations
- ¡Para nada! Es justo al revés.
- ¡Claro que no! Es todo lo contrario.