A sentence is usually made negative in Italian by placing the word non in front of the verb: . t7 m8 B7 d) n9 U ~7 L1 M
Francesca voule dormire. (Francesca wants to sleep.) # x) W* b+ @7 c9 IFrancesca non voule dormire. (Francesca doesn't want to sleep.) " q8 H5 V. O1 d# t* MLoro parlano cinese. (They speak Chinese.)2 z% w1 a% b- ~
Loro non parlano cinese. (They don't speak Chinese.) # L' h0 b ^( Y, D( A, b/ Z. S6 dOnly object pronouns may be placed between non and the verb: & }- x z0 o8 a% Y
Lo conosciamo. (We know him.) 6 I$ o' T. X) X; G, f+ DNon lo conosciamo. (We don't know him.)( q) E/ C( w5 w* y
Lo hanno fatto. (They did it.) 4 ?4 `) g. f6 T @& U+ Q& k" gNon lo hanno fatto. (They did not do it.)