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Avverbi negativi
Negative adverbs turn affirmative statements and questions into negative statements and questions. The most common English negative adverb is the word "not," and the Italian equivalent is non. To make a statement or question negative, just put non in front of the verb.
Per esempio…
| Elena non è qui. | Elena isn’t here. | |
| Non voglio lavorare. | I don’t want to work. | |
| Non hai fame? | Aren’t you hungry? |
Italian negative adverbs
The negation can be emphasized or modified with an additional negative adverb, which goes after the verb.
| non … affatto | not at all | |
| Non gli piace affatto la scuola. | He doesn’t like school at all. | |
| non … ancora | not yet | |
| Non ho ancora mangiato. | I haven’t eaten yet. | |
| non … da nessuna parte | nowhere, not anywhere | |
| Non andiamo da nessuna parte. | We’re not going anywhere. | |
| non … mai | never | |
| Non sono mai in ritardo. | They’re never late. | |
| non … neanche | not even, not either | |
| Non ho neanche una macchina. | I don’t even have a car, I don’t have a car either. | |
| non … nemmeno | not even, not either | |
| Non vuole nemmeno imparare. | He doesn’t even want to learn, He doesn’t want to learn either. | |
| non … neppure | not even, not either | |
| Non bevi neppure il tè? | You don’t even drink tea?, You don’t drink tea either? | |
| non … per niente | not at all | |
| Non è per niente importante. | It’s not important at all. | |
| non … più | not any more | |
| Non mangia più pesce. | She doesn’t eat fish any more. | |
| non sempre | not always | |
| Non hai sempre ragione. | You’re not always right. |
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