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ITALIAN GRAMMAR


Negative Sentences


A negative sentence in Italian us usually made by adding non in front of the verb: Mi piace studiare / Non mi piace studiare. There are of course other ways of expressing negation, as well. Here is a chart with negative expressions in English and their Italian equivalent:

Non (Not)
 
in America non mangiamo i cani
  » in America we do not eat the dogs
non cambiare una virgola
  » not to change a single word
 
Non...mai (Never)
 
noi non studiamo mai il giovedì sera
  » we never study the thursday evening
 
Non...ancora (Not yet)
 
Non hai ancora un account? Creane uno!
  » No account yet? Create one!
 
Non...più (Not anymore No longer No more)
 
non ho più fame
  » I’m not hungry any more
 
(non ...) né...né (Neither...nor)
 
Nč I soldi nč il potere possono farti felice.
  » Neither money nor power can make you happy
né io né lui abbiamo visto quel film
  » Neither I nor he have seen that film
 
(non)...neanche, nemmeno, neppure (Not even )
 
(io) non lo guarderņ nemmeno
  » I won't even look at him / it
 
non.. nessun,nessuno(a) (Not...any Nobody No one)
 
(essi) non hanno letto nessun libro
  » they haven't read any book
quella persona non conosce nessuno
  » that person doesn't know anybody
 
non... niente, nulla (Nothing)
 
in quel cassetto egli non trovņ niente
  » in that drawer he didn't find anything
da lontano (essi) non vedranno nulla
  » from afar they won't see anything
 
non...affatto / non...mica (Not at all )
 
non sono affatto innamorata del tuo ragazzo!
  » I'm not at all in love of your boy!
non sono mica pazza, io non potrei mai innamorarmi di lui!
  » I'm not crazy at all, I never could fall in love with him.


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