Breakdown of Он даже не говорит.
не
not
он
he / it (for a masculine noun) / it (for a neuter noun)
говорить
to speak, to talk
даже
even
Questions & Answers about Он даже не говорит.
Where is the word for "does" in this sentence?
Russian doesn't use helper verbs like "do" or "does" for negative sentences. To say "does not speak", you simply put не (not) directly in front of the verb: не говорит.
Could I change the word order and say Он не даже говорит?
No, the word не usually has to go right next to the word it negates, which is the verb говорит. The word даже (even) goes before the не to add emphasis, creating the phrase даже не (not even).
Why does the verb end in -ит?
Говорит comes from the dictionary form говорить (to speak). Because it ends in -ить, it follows the standard Type 2 (or И-conjugation) rules. For он (he), we drop the -ить and add -ит.
Why do the "o" letters in говорит sound more like "a" when spoken?
The stress in the word говорит is on the very last syllable. In Russian, any o that doesn't have the main stress is pronounced more like an "a".