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Learning the Italian Negation displayed below is vital to the language. Italian negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In Italian, negation can be made simply by placing "No" before the main verb. But sometimes a double negative is required. "No" is the most common negative.
Non posso farlo (I can't do this).
Non hanno niente da fare (they don't have anything to do – Double Negative).
Non mi piace (I don't like it)
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Italian Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Negazione |
| he is not here | Non è qui |
| that is not my book | questo non è il mio libro |
| do not enter | non entrare |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Italian.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Italian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Italian vocabulary.
| English Negation | Italian Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | Non parlo |
| I don't write | Io non scrivo |
| I don't drive | Io non guido |
| I don't love | Non amo |
| I don't give | non do |
| I don't smile | non sorridere |
| I don't take | Non prendo |
| he doesn't speak | non parla |
| he doesn't write | egli non scrive |
| he doesn't drive | non guida |
| he doesn't love | egli non ama |
| he doesn't give | non dà |
| he doesn't smile | egli non sorride |
| he doesn't take | egli non prende |
| we don't speak | non parliamo |
| we don't write | non scriviamo |
| we don't drive | Non guidiamo |
| we don't love | non amiamo |
| we don't give | non diamo |
| we don't smile | non sorridiamo |
| we don't take | noi non prendiamo |
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