Nega il problema.

the problem

Breakdown of Nega il problema.

• negare: to deny

Questions & Answers about Nega il problema.

Is nega a statement or a command?

It can be either one.

Nega can be:

• third-person singular present of negare: (lui/lei) nega il problema
• informal singular imperative: nega il problema!

Italian often leaves out the subject pronoun, so context tells you which meaning is intended. If you saw an exclamation mark, that would make the command reading more likely.

What is the base form of nega, and is the verb regular?

The base form is negare.

It is basically a regular -are verb, but because it ends in -gare, it keeps a hard g sound before e and i by adding h in some forms.

Present tense:

• nego
• neghi
• nega
• neghiamo
• negate
• negano

So the form nega itself is straightforward, but other forms show the spelling change.

Why is it il problema if problema ends in -a?