A sentence is usually made negative in Italian by placing the word non in front of the verb:
8 T6 h* K$ k8 MFrancesca voule dormire. (Francesca wants to sleep.)
& `% I/ \7 R. Q+ u+ m8 T* r0 KFrancesca non voule dormire. (Francesca doesn't want to sleep.)
d' W+ B4 v) M) \0 S2 O3 }( s: mLoro parlano cinese. (They speak Chinese.)7 b* C. w" D! _
Loro non parlano cinese. (They don't speak Chinese.) 4 L* H# x, C: Q
Only object pronouns may be placed between non and the verb:
' ?% o: d, c- G/ w8 S3 yLo conosciamo. (We know him.)" U2 q `! a- d5 K
Non lo conosciamo. (We don't know him.), Y* K1 e: t, t
Lo hanno fatto. (They did it.)# I9 e4 Z7 @6 N* C Q+ y$ H
Non lo hanno fatto. (They did not do it.) |