German - Italian Dictionary
/nɪçt/
Nicht is the primary German adverb for negation, meaning 'not' in Italian (non or mica). It negates verbs, adjectives, and other sentence elements.
| # | Type | German | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | adverb | nicht negates meaning of another word | non |
| 2 | adverb | nicht negates meaning of another word | mica colloquial |
| 3 | conjunction | nicht And not | non |
Ich bin nicht müde.
Non sono stanco.
Das ist nicht richtig.
Questo non è giusto.
Sie kommt heute nicht und auch nicht morgen.
Non viene oggi e nemmeno domani.
Nicht is the standard negation in most contexts and comes after the conjugated verb or before the element being negated. Mica is a regional (especially Southern Italian) alternative that sounds more colloquial. Always use non for standard modern Italian translation.
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