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Understanding Negative Sentences in Italian
In Italian, making a sentence negative is like saying 'no' to something. It's not too hard, and I'll show you how to do it step by step.
Examples
Non mangio la pizza.
Non ho un cane.
Non vado a scuola.
Let's break it down. The word 'non' is like saying 'not' in English. You put it right before the action word, which we call the verb. This tells us that something is not happening.
Important Points
Place 'non' directly before the verb.
If the sentence has a helping verb, 'non' goes before the helping verb.
The rest of the sentence stays the same.
Examples
Io non gioco a calcio.
Lei non legge il libro.
Noi non siamo amici.
Sometimes, you might see other words that help make sentences negative. These words can mean things like 'never', 'nothing', or 'nobody'.
Important Points
'mai' means 'never'
'niente' or 'nulla' means 'nothing'
'nessuno' means 'nobody'
Examples
Non mangio mai il pesce.
Non c'è niente da fare.
Non vedo nessuno.
Remember, these extra words usually come after the verb. But, they still need 'non' to make the sentence negative.
Examples
Non ho mai visto niente di simile.
Non c'è nessuno qui.
Non voglio nulla.
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