A sentence is usually made negative in Italian by placing the word non in front of the verb: . H! ]8 ?! ?' K6 C" k7 J Francesca voule dormire. (Francesca wants to sleep.)# d6 U( V' I; ^$ |& I/ q9 E
Francesca non voule dormire. (Francesca doesn't want to sleep.)2 z5 x6 Z3 o) q8 c
Loro parlano cinese. (They speak Chinese.)8 y* C- c% j# ^
Loro non parlano cinese. (They don't speak Chinese.) 3 L- q% y: }' Z L# F Only object pronouns may be placed between non and the verb:# U2 P) E1 `" i8 F9 N, d+ D4 U9 f2 C
Lo conosciamo. (We know him.) : X, L7 g; a/ M" \1 H( V- l Non lo conosciamo. (We don't know him.)( X1 P. K$ D+ z" ]2 K U
Lo hanno fatto. (They did it.); i# U' ?+ u$ e
Non lo hanno fatto. (They did not do it.)