Learn Italian: Oggi non sono pronto.

Oggi non sono pronto.

I am not ready today.

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Questions & Answers about Oggi non sono pronto.

Why is non placed right before sono?

In Italian, making a verb negative is simple: you put non immediately before the verb. Since the verb is sono (I am), it becomes non sono (I am not).

Where is the word for "I" in this sentence?

It is built into the verb! Because sono means "I am", you don't need to include the word io (I). You could say Oggi io non sono pronto, but Italians usually drop the subject pronoun.

How would this sentence change if a woman were speaking?

The word pronto (ready) is an adjective, so its ending must match the gender of the speaker. A female speaker would change the masculine -o ending to the feminine -a ending, saying Oggi non sono pronta.

Could I move the word oggi to the end of the sentence?

Yes, you can! You could perfectly well say Non sono pronto oggi. Italian word order is very flexible with time words, so putting oggi (today) at the beginning or the end both sound completely natural.