Word
Hai torto: non è vero.
Meaning
You are wrong: it is not true.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Questions & Answers about Hai torto: non è vero.
Why does the sentence use hai (you have) instead of sei (you are) for "you are wrong"?
Could I say non hai vero to mean "you are not right"?
Where is the word for "it" in non è vero?
Italian routinely drops subject pronouns. While English requires "it" as a placeholder subject ("it is not true"), Italian simply uses the conjugated verb. È alone already implies "it is" in this context.
How would I apply this lesson's indirect speech rules to report that someone was wrong?
If the original direct statement was in the passato prossimo (e.g., "Hai avuto torto" - "You were wrong"), you must backshift it to the trapassato prossimo when reporting it in the past. So, "He said that I had been wrong" becomes Ha detto che avevo avuto torto.