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.)0 `( U8 k. X; u, Y& l
Francesca non voule dormire.(Francesca doesn't want to sleep.)+ O7 l2 M! g6 A) Q1 z
Loro parlano cinese.(They speak Chinese.)& e% `: r) t% k4 o
Loro non parlano cinese.(They don't speak Chinese.) ) b* v. E: p+ R7 [9 I' `! R
Only object pronouns may be placed between non and the verb: 7 Y& |2 m, |1 F' t) j- y0 C8 `
Lo conosciamo.(We know him.)& P2 I2 L' I9 R+ U
Non lo conosciamo.(We don't know him.)0 J! D- P- U W# s2 G7 s
Lo hanno fatto.(They did it.)- j% |# G2 a) J. W
Non lo hanno fatto.(They did not do it.)