No me gusta la cerveza para nada. How would the sentence sound without para? No me gusta nada la cerveza? Is there a difference in meaning?

Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

No me gusta la cerveza para nada. How would the sentence sound without para? No me gusta nada la cerveza? Is there a difference in meaning?

Is there a stronger emphasis when using para nada/en absoluto? Thank you

Emanuel

Asked 3 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Emanuel

You can drop it as you said and it still means the same:

No me gusta nada la cerveza I don't like beer at all.

No me gusta la cerveza para nada - I don't like beer at all.

The second with "para nada" is a bit more emphatic than just "nada", I would say.

Also notice that if we use "nada" we normally place it right after "gusta", but with "para nada" the most natural place is at the end. 

Saludos

Emanuel B. asked:

No me gusta la cerveza para nada. How would the sentence sound without para? No me gusta nada la cerveza? Is there a difference in meaning?

Is there a stronger emphasis when using para nada/en absoluto? Thank you

Emanuel

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