Meaning
to deny
- to negate
In a sentence
Non puoi negare che oggi fa davvero caldo.
You can't deny that it's really hot today.
Hai negato tutto davanti al tuo amico?
Did you deny everything in front of your friend?
Questo risultato non nega il problema iniziale.
This result doesn't negate the initial problem.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| negare | infinitive |
| neghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| nego | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| negate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| neghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| negano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| nega | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| negavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| negavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| negavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| negavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| negavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| negava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| negammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| negai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| negaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| negasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| negarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| negò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| negheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| negherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| negherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| negherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| negheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| negherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| neghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| neghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| neghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| neghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| neghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| neghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| negassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| negassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| negaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| negassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| negassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| negasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| negheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| negherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| neghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| negheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| negherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| negherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| neghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| negate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| nega | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| negando | gerund |
| negato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use negare for formal denial or refusal: negare un fatto, negare l'accesso. In everyday speech, rifiutare or dire di no is often more natural.
- Negare can take a direct object or di + infinitive: negare tutto, negare di aver detto questo.
- Don't confuse it with rinnegare, which means to disown or repudiate a person, belief, or past identity.