A sentence is usually made negative in Italian by placing the word non in front of the verb:+ a/ B% d8 n+ R8 [8 a
Francesca voule dormire. (Francesca wants to sleep.)+ a u7 o& W! v0 b0 L+ \2 O
Francesca non voule dormire. (Francesca doesn't want to sleep.) 4 Y$ p: H {& R8 a) | Loro parlano cinese. (They speak Chinese.)4 l+ T2 g3 k E' v2 c
Loro non parlano cinese. (They don't speak Chinese.)8 k$ ]4 d; r$ b7 _3 W! p
Only object pronouns may be placed between non and the verb: 5 E s% F6 H9 X Lo conosciamo. (We know him.) . ^+ }- Z% V. W5 U+ U Non lo conosciamo. (We don't know him.) " n% x0 z; x6 e% r5 i; E. @ Lo hanno fatto. (They did it.)# F" M5 |, f% L3 C
Non lo hanno fatto. (They did not do it.)