A sentence is usually made negative in Italian by placing the word non in front of the verb: Francesca voule dormire.(Francesca wants to sleep.)
! r2 R( l% | T! d2 z& H Francesca non voule dormire.(Francesca doesn't want to sleep.)! v% }7 \/ |8 j
Loro parlano cinese.(They speak Chinese.)
, F3 _; e0 {3 N. j/ Y' N9 b Loro non parlano cinese.(They don't speak Chinese.) 7 Z7 c! X; f: B+ q) F% D
Only object pronouns may be placed between non and the verb: ' t- B. Y1 Q% j: r0 K6 n* m
Lo conosciamo.(We know him.)
' G1 Q( q, p- ^' m% _3 K Non lo conosciamo.(We don't know him.)' G* ]. N, l) m
Lo hanno fatto.(They did it.)
* m, A+ e$ b/ ^& u4 T. b$ j Non lo hanno fatto.(They did not do it.) |