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In languages such as Spanish, words associated with a negative verb also take a negative form, e.g. No sé nada (Lit. I don´tdon’t know nothing). On the other hand, in English this use of double negatives is considered incorrect, and instead only the verb is negative, e.g. I don´tdon’t know anything. How does Esperanto handle this situation?

In languages such as Spanish, words associated with a negative verb also take a negative form, e.g. No sé nada (Lit. I don´t know nothing). On the other hand, in English this use of double negatives is considered incorrect, and instead only the verb is negative, e.g. I don´t know anything. How does Esperanto handle this situation?

In languages such as Spanish, words associated with a negative verb also take a negative form, e.g. No sé nada (Lit. I don’t know nothing). On the other hand, in English this use of double negatives is considered incorrect, and instead only the verb is negative, e.g. I don’t know anything. How does Esperanto handle this situation?

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Double negatives in Esperanto

In languages such as Spanish, words associated with a negative verb also take a negative form, e.g. No sé nada (Lit. I don´t know nothing). On the other hand, in English this use of double negatives is considered incorrect, and instead only the verb is negative, e.g. I don´t know anything. How does Esperanto handle this situation?