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### Neither... nor: *non ... né ... né*

To say "neither... nor", use **né... né**. Like most negative structures in Italian, if it comes after the verb, you must place **non** before the verb.

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Notice that **né** requires an accent mark. You can use it to link nouns or adjectives.

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### Not even: *nemmeno*, *neanche*, and *neppure*

Italian has three interchangeable words for "not even": **nemmeno**, **neanche**, and **neppure**. When placed after the verb, keep **non** in front of the verb.

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### Emphasis at the beginning of the sentence

If you place **nemmeno**, **neanche**, or **neppure** *before* the verb to emphasize the subject (e.g., "Not even the cook..."), drop the **non**.

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These emphatic negatives can easily share a sentence with other negative structures, like *non... ancora* (not yet) and *non... più* (not anymore).

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Emphatic negation (neanche, nemmeno, né... né)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

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interjection

noun

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sentence

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The four seasons

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Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

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Past participle agreement with pronouns

Question	Answer
neither / nor	né
the cook / the chef	il cuoco
I want to see neither the waiter nor the cook.	Non voglio vedere né il cameriere né il cuoco.
raw	crudo
burnt	bruciato
I eat neither raw meat nor burnt fish.	Non mangio né la carne cruda né il pesce bruciato.
cooked	cotto
salty	salato
This dish was neither cooked nor salty.	Questo piatto non era né cotto né salato.
not even	nemmeno
the flavor / the taste	il sapore
The salty cheese doesn't even have a good flavor.	Il formaggio salato non ha nemmeno un buon sapore.
not even	neanche
at least	almeno
The pasta is not even cooked!	La pasta non è neanche cotta!
not even	neppure
Not even the cook eats this food.	Neppure il cuoco mangia questo cibo.
I haven't even tasted the raw fish yet.	Non ho ancora assaggiato nemmeno il pesce crudo.
I am not hungry anymore; I don't even want the meat.	Non ho più fame; non voglio neanche la carne.
The fish has a strange flavor; I don't even eat it cooked.	Il pesce ha un sapore strano; non lo mangio neppure cotto.
The dinner is burnt and the cook isn't even here!	La cena è bruciata e non c'è neanche il cuoco!
The dish is burnt, but at least the wine is good.	Il piatto è bruciato, ma almeno il vino è buono.
Drink at least a glass of water.	Bevi almeno un bicchiere d'acqua.

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