In Italian the main negatives are NO (no) and NON (not). Their use does not always correspond to the English. Examples with the use of NO: -Vieni domani? -No. -Are you coming tomorrow? -No. In this example NO is used like no in English to contradict a whole question.
Examples of NON: -Vieni domani? -(No) non vengo. -Are you coming tomorrow? -(No), I'm not coming. -Hai finito? -(No), non ho finito. -Have you finished? -(No), I haven't finished. NON is used within a sentence and placed immediately before the word it negates, usually a verb. If there is an auxiliary, NON precedes it, unlike in English.
Other examples: -Non lo trovo. I can't find it. -Non mi piace. I don't like it. NON goes before object pronouns.