A sentence is usually made negative in Italian by placing the word non in front of the verb:- ?: g0 L7 x+ L* J% l) q$ [
Francesca voule dormire. (Francesca wants to sleep.)* O, [' _* ?; F1 ]: x/ q' R2 M
Francesca non voule dormire. (Francesca doesn't want to sleep.)' {5 I( U( u- s2 \" T
Loro parlano cinese. (They speak Chinese.) 4 S: {+ i9 a2 _. U9 N# U. L% N Loro non parlano cinese. (They don't speak Chinese.) ) s! G- O. f7 P, E# b/ ?) S N7 E Only object pronouns may be placed between non and the verb: + i/ w# R L- v+ B: ~+ v Lo conosciamo. (We know him.)# f! T9 m# g! r/ S0 d5 X
Non lo conosciamo. (We don't know him.) 4 ~: L! p P: n' b2 B Lo hanno fatto. (They did it.) # n; K# ^' @* Q/ _0 E1 i Non lo hanno fatto. (They did not do it.)