It's rare to use 'already' in a negative sentence, but it does happen. There's a discussion here on this question: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1793123

The negative of "already" is usually "not yet", as you were taught, but "I didn't want to do it yet" means I didn't want to do it now or earlier (but I might want to do it later) and your example has a different meaning. The person saying "I already didn't want to do it anyway" means that they had already decided that they didn't want to do it at all. However, "I already didn't want to do it anyway" sounds a bit awkward to me and using both "already" and "anyway" in this sentence sounds odd too, even though those two words don't mean exactly the same thing. "I didn't want to do it anyway" would mean much the same. If "I already didn't want to do it anyway" is only part of a sentence, though, then the way it is phrased might make more sense in the context of the sentence as a whole.

" I already didn't want to do it anyway" this sentence is not correct " I didnt want to do it anyway" is more correct

I have heard people using "already in negative sentences" but I dont find it to be correct. I would say no , rather dont use "already" in negative sentences

Best way to translate 'already' What's the best way to translate in Spanish 'I already didn't want to do it anyway' ? I am particularly interested in the 'already' construction as the only translation I can find online for this is the word 'ya' which I'm not sure would work in this sentence.. Thanks! Para aprender: Español Idioma base: Inglés Categoría.: Idioma Alexandra hace 1 día3 Respuestas61 Visitas