{"id":59994,"date":"2026-05-14T18:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=59994"},"modified":"2026-06-04T02:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:52:48","slug":"italian-ne-ne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-ne-ne\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian N\u00e9 N\u00e9: How to Say &#8216;Neither Nor&#8217; (A2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> English uses &#8220;neither&#8230;nor&#8221; to coordinate two negative items. <strong>Italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9<\/strong> does the same job: <em>n\u00e9 mangia n\u00e9 beve<\/em> means &#8220;he neither eats nor drinks&#8221;. The word <em>n\u00e9<\/em> carries an acute accent (\u00e9, not \u00e8) and must never be confused with the pronoun <em>ne<\/em>, which has no accent at all. When <em>n\u00e9&#8230;n\u00e9<\/em> sits in the middle of a sentence, the verb usually takes a preceding <em>non<\/em>: <em>non beve n\u00e9 caff\u00e8 n\u00e9 t\u00e8<\/em>. When <em>n\u00e9&#8230;n\u00e9<\/em> opens the sentence, <em>non<\/em> drops out: <em>n\u00e9 beve n\u00e9 mangia da ieri<\/em>. This A2 guide covers the accent rule, the agreement of verb and subject, the role after <em>senza<\/em>, and the famous idiom <em>n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce<\/em>, with a veterinarian-visit dialogue in Lecce.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-nn\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#one-liner\">The one-line rule for italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#accent\">N\u00e9 vs ne: the accent that changes the meaning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#non-rule\">When you need &#8216;non&#8217; and when you drop it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#nouns\">Italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 with nouns and pronouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#adjectives\">Italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 with adjectives and adverbs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#verb-agreement\">Singular or plural verb after n\u00e9 n\u00e9?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#senza\">After &#8216;senza&#8217;, n\u00e9 replaces &#8216;or&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#nemmeno\">Spoken alternatives: nemmeno, neppure, neanche<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#carne-pesce\">N\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce: the idiom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Common mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet for italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialogue\">Dialogue at a vet clinic in Lecce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"one-liner\">The one-line rule for italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pattern italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 coordinates two negative items: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, even whole clauses. The word <em>n\u00e9<\/em> always carries an acute accent (\u00e9) and never appears alone in modern Italian: it always comes in a pair, <em>n\u00e9&#8230;n\u00e9<\/em>. Position rules the punctuation: when the pair sits in the middle of a sentence, the main verb takes a preceding <em>non<\/em>; when the pair opens the sentence, <em>non<\/em> drops out. Two short sentences with <em>non<\/em> + <em>e non<\/em> work too, but <em>n\u00e9&#8230;n\u00e9<\/em> is tighter and more idiomatic.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Romeo non mangia n\u00e9 beve da due giorni. <em>Romeo neither eats nor drinks for two days.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>N\u00e9 il cibo umido n\u00e9 quello secco lo interessano pi\u00f9. <em>Neither the wet food nor the dry food interests him any more.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non l&#8217;ho detto n\u00e9 scritto. <em>I didn&#8217;t say it nor write it.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mara non gli sembrava n\u00e9 bella n\u00e9 brutta. <em>Mara didn&#8217;t seem to him either beautiful or ugly.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>N\u00e9 Federica n\u00e9 suo marito hanno cambiato qualcosa in casa. <em>Neither Federica nor her husband changed anything at home.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"accent\">N\u00e9 vs ne: the accent that changes the meaning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first trap with italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 is the accent. <em>N\u00e9<\/em> with an acute accent on the \u00e9 is the conjunction &#8220;nor&#8221;. <em>Ne<\/em> without any accent is the partitive pronoun (&#8220;of it&#8221;, &#8220;of them&#8221;). The two look almost identical but mean completely different things, and Italian writers do not tolerate the swap.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>N\u00e9 Pietro n\u00e9 Valeria erano in clinica. <em>Neither Pietro nor Valeria were at the clinic.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Di gatti ne ho due. <em>As for cats, I have two of them.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non mangia n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce. <em>He eats neither meat nor fish.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Quante crocchette ne ha mangiate? <em>How many kibbles did he eat (of them)?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The keyboard shortcut on a Mac is Option + e then e, on Windows Alt + 0233. Native writers know the difference cold: writing <em>ne carne ne pesce<\/em> without the accents reads as gibberish in Italian. The accent goes on the \u00e9 and only on the \u00e9; the grave accent (\u00e8, which is the form of <em>essere<\/em>) would also be wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"non-rule\">When you need &#8216;non&#8217; and when you drop it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian usually requires a double negation: <em>non<\/em> before the verb plus a negative element after it. With italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 the rule has a twist that depends on position.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Romeo <strong>non<\/strong> mangia n\u00e9 beve. <em>Romeo neither eats nor drinks.<\/em> (non + n\u00e9&#8230;n\u00e9, verb in the middle)<\/li>\n<li><strong>N\u00e9<\/strong> mangia <strong>n\u00e9<\/strong> beve da ieri. <em>He neither eats nor drinks since yesterday.<\/em> (verb after the pair, non drops out)<\/li>\n<li>Federica <strong>non<\/strong> ha portato n\u00e9 il libretto n\u00e9 i farmaci. <em>Federica brought neither the vaccination book nor the medicines.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>N\u00e9<\/strong> Federica <strong>n\u00e9<\/strong> suo marito hanno notato qualcosa. <em>Neither Federica nor her husband noticed anything.<\/em> (subjects before verb, no non)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rule of thumb: if the verb comes before the <em>n\u00e9&#8230;n\u00e9<\/em> pair, you keep <em>non<\/em> in front of it. If the <em>n\u00e9&#8230;n\u00e9<\/em> pair opens the sentence (typically conjoining two subjects or two clauses), you drop <em>non<\/em>. Italian uses this position rule consistently, and getting it right is the first step to sounding natural with the construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nouns\">Italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 with nouns and pronouns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most common use of italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 is to coordinate two nouns or two pronouns. The pattern: <em>non<\/em> + verb + <em>n\u00e9<\/em> + noun\/pronoun + <em>n\u00e9<\/em> + noun\/pronoun. Each element after <em>n\u00e9<\/em> can be a single word or a longer noun phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non bevo n\u00e9 caff\u00e8 n\u00e9 t\u00e8 la sera. <em>I drink neither coffee nor tea in the evening.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Romeo non vuole n\u00e9 le crocchette n\u00e9 l&#8217;umido. <em>Romeo wants neither the kibbles nor the wet food.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non ho visto n\u00e9 il dottore n\u00e9 l&#8217;infermiera. <em>I saw neither the doctor nor the nurse.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non parla n\u00e9 con me n\u00e9 con suo padre. <em>He talks neither to me nor to his father.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il gatto non \u00e8 n\u00e9 di mia sorella n\u00e9 mio: \u00e8 del vicino. <em>The cat is neither my sister&#8217;s nor mine: it&#8217;s the neighbour&#8217;s.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 can also coordinate more than two items: <em>non bevo n\u00e9 caff\u00e8 n\u00e9 t\u00e8 n\u00e9 tisane<\/em> (&#8220;I drink neither coffee, nor tea, nor herbal teas&#8221;). The pattern just keeps adding <em>n\u00e9<\/em> before each new item. This is rarer in writing than the two-item version, but perfectly natural in everyday speech.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-nn-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge:<\/strong> Translate using italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9. Add or drop <em>non<\/em> as the position requires.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He neither eats nor drinks.<\/li>\n<li>Neither Pietro nor his sister called me.<\/li>\n<li>I want neither coffee nor tea.<\/li>\n<li>She is neither tall nor short.<\/li>\n<li>The cat is neither inside nor outside.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 See answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Non mangia n\u00e9 beve.<\/strong> (verb in middle, non required)<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>N\u00e9 Pietro n\u00e9 sua sorella mi hanno chiamato.<\/strong> (subjects before verb, no non)<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Non voglio n\u00e9 caff\u00e8 n\u00e9 t\u00e8.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Non \u00e8 n\u00e9 alta n\u00e9 bassa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Il gatto non \u00e8 n\u00e9 dentro n\u00e9 fuori.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"adjectives\">Italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 with adjectives and adverbs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond nouns, italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 also coordinates adjectives (&#8220;neither tall nor short&#8221;) and adverbs (&#8220;neither well nor badly&#8221;). The pattern is identical: <em>non<\/em> + verb + <em>n\u00e9<\/em> + adjective\/adverb + <em>n\u00e9<\/em> + adjective\/adverb.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Romeo non miagola n\u00e9 forte n\u00e9 piano. <em>Romeo meows neither loudly nor softly.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>La dottoressa non era n\u00e9 simpatica n\u00e9 scortese. <em>The vet was neither nice nor rude.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il gatto non \u00e8 n\u00e9 magro n\u00e9 grasso. <em>The cat is neither thin nor fat.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Federica non si \u00e8 mossa n\u00e9 lentamente n\u00e9 in fretta. <em>Federica moved neither slowly nor in a hurry.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>La diagnosi non \u00e8 n\u00e9 certa n\u00e9 del tutto sbagliata. <em>The diagnosis is neither certain nor entirely wrong.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing to notice: with adjectives, the agreement rules still hold. <em>Non \u00e8 n\u00e9 bella n\u00e9 brutta<\/em> (feminine subject, feminine adjectives); <em>non \u00e8 n\u00e9 bello n\u00e9 brutto<\/em> (masculine subject, masculine adjectives). <em>N\u00e9<\/em> doesn&#8217;t change the rest of the agreement system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"verb-agreement\">Singular or plural verb after n\u00e9 n\u00e9?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 coordinates two subjects, the verb usually goes plural, even though each subject alone is singular. The logic: two subjects, plural agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>N\u00e9 Pietro n\u00e9 Valeria sono in clinica. <em>Neither Pietro nor Valeria are at the clinic.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>N\u00e9 il padrone n\u00e9 il garzone hanno mai amato molto il lavoro. <em>Neither the master nor the apprentice ever liked work much.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>N\u00e9 Federica n\u00e9 suo marito hanno cambiato qualcosa. <em>Neither Federica nor her husband changed anything.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One exception. When the verb comes <em>before<\/em> the two subjects, Italian allows either singular or plural agreement. In answer to a question like <em>Chi l&#8217;ha fatto?<\/em>, Italians often default to the singular: <em>Non l&#8217;ha fatto n\u00e9 Paolo n\u00e9 Mario<\/em> (&#8220;Neither Paolo nor Mario did it&#8221;). The plural form <em>Non l&#8217;hanno fatto n\u00e9 Paolo n\u00e9 Mario<\/em> is equally correct. The choice depends on style and rhythm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"senza\">After &#8216;senza&#8217;, n\u00e9 replaces &#8216;or&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most common contexts for italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 is after the preposition <em>senza<\/em> (&#8220;without&#8221;). When you list two things you are without, Italian uses <em>n\u00e9<\/em> between them, where English would use &#8220;or&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Federica \u00e8 uscita senza giacca n\u00e9 ombrello. <em>Federica went out without a jacket or umbrella.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>La sua era una vita randagia, senza donne n\u00e9 amici. <em>Hers was a wandering life, without women or friends.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sono andato in clinica senza appuntamento n\u00e9 documenti. <em>I went to the clinic without an appointment or documents.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mi ha lasciato senza dire n\u00e9 perch\u00e9 n\u00e9 per come. <em>He left me without saying why or how.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notice the asymmetry with English. English &#8220;without A or B&#8221; becomes Italian &#8220;senza A n\u00e9 B&#8221;. This is one of the most common A2 mistakes: translating literally as <em>senza A o B<\/em>. The Italian construction is fixed, and natives expect <em>n\u00e9<\/em> after <em>senza<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nemmeno\">Spoken alternatives: nemmeno, neppure, neanche<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In informal speech, Italians often replace the second <em>n\u00e9<\/em> with <em>nemmeno<\/em>, <em>neppure<\/em>, or <em>neanche<\/em> (&#8220;not even&#8221;). The three words mean the same thing and are fully interchangeable. The construction becomes <em>non<\/em> + verb + first item + <em>e nemmeno\/neppure\/neanche<\/em> + second item.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Romeo non mangia e nemmeno beve. <em>Romeo doesn&#8217;t eat and doesn&#8217;t even drink.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non ho il libretto e neppure i farmaci. <em>I don&#8217;t have the booklet and not even the medicines.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mi ha lasciato senza dirmi neanche il perch\u00e9. <em>He left me without even telling me why.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non \u00e8 venuto Pietro e nemmeno sua sorella. <em>Pietro didn&#8217;t come and not even his sister.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three &#8220;not even&#8221; forms are stylistic siblings: <em>nemmeno<\/em> (most neutral), <em>neppure<\/em> (slightly more formal), <em>neanche<\/em> (most colloquial). All three work in any of the constructions above. Some Italians use one and never the others; many alternate freely. None replaces <em>n\u00e9&#8230;n\u00e9<\/em> when the two items are tightly coordinated, but in looser speech you&#8217;ll hear the &#8220;and not even&#8221; pattern very often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"carne-pesce\">N\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce: the idiom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian has a famous fixed expression built on italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9: <em>n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce<\/em>, literally &#8220;neither meat nor fish&#8221;. It describes a person, situation, or thing that is indecisive, ambiguous, or fails to commit to one side. English has the parallel &#8220;neither fish nor fowl&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La sua risposta \u00e8 stata n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce. <em>His answer was neither here nor there (literally, neither meat nor fish).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il film non \u00e8 n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce: n\u00e9 commedia n\u00e9 dramma. <em>The film is neither one thing nor the other: neither comedy nor drama.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tommaso non si decide mai: \u00e8 una persona n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce. <em>Tommaso never makes up his mind: he&#8217;s a wishy-washy person.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idiom is fixed: you don&#8217;t change the words. Italians do not say <em>n\u00e9 pollo n\u00e9 manzo<\/em> or any other combination. <em>N\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce<\/em> is the expression, and it has been in Italian for centuries (the origin is mediaeval, when Friday fasting rules made meat and fish the two main protein options on the table).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Common mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Writing <em>ne<\/em> without the accent when you mean <em>n\u00e9<\/em>: <em>ne carne ne pesce<\/em> instead of <em>n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce<\/em>. The accent is mandatory; without it the word is the partitive pronoun.<\/li>\n<li>Writing <em>n\u00e8<\/em> with the grave accent: <em>n\u00e8 caff\u00e8 n\u00e8 t\u00e8<\/em>. The correct accent on <em>n\u00e9<\/em> is acute (\u00e9), not grave (\u00e8). The grave accent belongs to <em>\u00e8<\/em> (&#8220;is&#8221;), not to <em>n\u00e9<\/em> (&#8220;nor&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>Dropping <em>non<\/em> when the verb comes before the pair: <em>Romeo mangia n\u00e9 beve<\/em>. The correct form is <em>Romeo non mangia n\u00e9 beve<\/em>. Italian needs the double negation when the verb is in front.<\/li>\n<li>Keeping <em>non<\/em> when the pair opens the sentence: <em>Non n\u00e9 Pietro n\u00e9 Valeria sono venuti<\/em>. The correct form drops <em>non<\/em>: <em>N\u00e9 Pietro n\u00e9 Valeria sono venuti<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Using <em>o<\/em> after <em>senza<\/em>: <em>senza giacca o ombrello<\/em>. The correct preposition is <em>n\u00e9<\/em>: <em>senza giacca n\u00e9 ombrello<\/em>. English &#8220;or&#8221; becomes Italian &#8220;n\u00e9&#8221; in this construction.<\/li>\n<li>Inserting <em>e<\/em> before the second <em>n\u00e9<\/em>: <em>non bevo n\u00e9 caff\u00e8 e n\u00e9 t\u00e8<\/em>. The form <em>n\u00e9&#8230;e n\u00e9<\/em> exists in older literature but is considered redundant in modern Italian. The clean form is <em>non bevo n\u00e9 caff\u00e8 n\u00e9 t\u00e8<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet for italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quick reference for the italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 construction.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Pattern<\/th><th>Position<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>non + verb + n\u00e9 + X + n\u00e9 + Y<\/td><td>pair in the middle, non before verb<\/td><td>Non mangia n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>n\u00e9 + X + n\u00e9 + Y + verb<\/td><td>pair opens, no non<\/td><td>N\u00e9 Pietro n\u00e9 Valeria sono venuti<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>non + verb + n\u00e9 + X + n\u00e9 + Y (adjectives)<\/td><td>n\u00e9 coordinates adjectives<\/td><td>Non \u00e8 n\u00e9 bello n\u00e9 brutto<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>senza + X + n\u00e9 + Y<\/td><td>after senza, n\u00e9 replaces or<\/td><td>Senza giacca n\u00e9 ombrello<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>non + verb + X + e nemmeno\/neppure\/neanche + Y<\/td><td>spoken alternative to n\u00e9 n\u00e9<\/td><td>Non mangia e nemmeno beve<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce<\/td><td>idiom, fixed<\/td><td>La risposta \u00e8 n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>verb (plural) after n\u00e9 + X + n\u00e9 + Y<\/td><td>two subjects, plural agreement<\/td><td>N\u00e9 Pietro n\u00e9 Valeria sono in clinica<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>verb (singular OR plural) before n\u00e9 + X + n\u00e9 + Y<\/td><td>verb first, either agreement<\/td><td>Non l&#8217;ha\/l&#8217;hanno fatto n\u00e9 Paolo n\u00e9 Mario<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialogue\">Dialogue at a vet clinic in Lecce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following dialogue shows italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 in everyday A2 speech. Federica has brought her cat Romeo to the vet clinic in Lecce. The cat has stopped eating, and Federica is worried. Dr Valeria runs through the basic questions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-nn\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Federica:<\/strong> Dottoressa, Romeo non mangia n\u00e9 beve da due giorni. Sono preoccupata.<br><em>Doctor, Romeo neither eats nor drinks for two days. I&#8217;m worried.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Valeria:<\/strong> Capisco. N\u00e9 il cibo umido n\u00e9 quello secco lo interessano pi\u00f9?<br><em>I understand. Neither the wet food nor the dry food interests him any more?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Federica:<\/strong> Nessuno dei due. N\u00e9 le crocchette n\u00e9 l&#8217;umido. Annusa e se ne va.<br><em>Neither one. Neither the kibbles nor the wet food. He sniffs and walks away.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Valeria:<\/strong> Avete cambiato qualcosa in casa? N\u00e9 mobili n\u00e9 detersivi nuovi?<br><em>Have you changed anything at home? Neither new furniture nor new detergents?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Federica:<\/strong> N\u00e9 io n\u00e9 mio marito abbiamo cambiato niente.<br><em>Neither I nor my husband changed anything.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Valeria:<\/strong> Tranquilla. Sintomi visibili? Non ha vomito n\u00e9 diarrea?<br><em>Don&#8217;t worry. Visible symptoms? Has he no vomiting or diarrhoea?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Federica:<\/strong> Non ho visto n\u00e9 vomito n\u00e9 diarrea. Per\u00f2 si nasconde sotto il letto: non \u00e8 n\u00e9 dentro n\u00e9 fuori.<br><em>I haven&#8217;t seen vomiting or diarrhoea. But he hides under the bed: he&#8217;s neither inside nor outside.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Valeria:<\/strong> Lo guardiamo. Vediamo se \u00e8 n\u00e9 magro n\u00e9 grasso, e controlliamo la temperatura.<br><em>Let&#8217;s have a look. We&#8217;ll see if he&#8217;s neither thin nor fat, and check his temperature.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Federica:<\/strong> Grazie. Sa, \u00e8 uscito senza guinzaglio n\u00e9 trasportino, ma \u00e8 stato bravo in macchina.<br><em>Thank you. You know, he came out without leash or carrier, but he was good in the car.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Valeria:<\/strong> Allora la situazione non \u00e8 n\u00e9 grave n\u00e9 da prendere alla leggera. Facciamo gli esami del sangue.<br><em>So the situation is neither serious nor to be taken lightly. 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Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Coraggio: un passo alla volta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 41 to 65%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #fde2e2, #ab2227); width:53%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Solid base. Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p><strong>Setting.<\/strong> Fulvio e Letizia trascorrono un fine settimana in un agriturismo vicino a Ostuni, in provincia di Brindisi. Li raggiungono il fratello di Fulvio, Alvise, e la sorella di Letizia, Cosima. Tra una sagra del Negroamaro a Mesagne e un pranzo di famiglia, la conversazione gira intorno a cibo, abitudini e piccole indecisioni: terreno ideale per il costrutto <em>n&eacute;&hellip;n&eacute;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Setting (EN). Fulvio and Letizia spend a few days at a country farmhouse near Ostuni, in the province of Brindisi. They are joined by Fulvio&rsquo;s brother Alvise and Letizia&rsquo;s sister Cosima. Between a Negroamaro wine festival in Mesagne and a family lunch, the talk turns to food, habits and small indecisions: the perfect ground for the <\/em><em>n&eacute;&hellip;n&eacute;<\/em> construction.<\/p>\n<p>&#9888;&#65039; <strong>If your keyboard does not have Italian accents<\/strong>, you can type an apostrophe instead, e.g. <code>ne'<\/code> for <code>n&eacute;<\/code>, <code>perche'<\/code> for <code>perch&eacute;<\/code>. Remember: <em>n&eacute;<\/em> (nor) takes an acute accent on the &eacute;; <em>ne<\/em> (of it \/ of them) has no accent at all.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Choose the right word for each blank.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Pick between <strong>n&eacute;<\/strong> (conjunction, with accent), <strong>ne<\/strong> (partitive pronoun, no accent), <strong>non<\/strong>, <strong>e<\/strong>, <strong>o<\/strong>, <strong>nemmeno<\/strong>, and the right verb form. Watch the position rule: verb in the middle &rarr; keep <\/em><em>non<\/em>; pair opens the sentence &rarr; drop <em>non<\/em>; after <em>senza<\/em>, use <em>n&eacute;<\/em> not <em>o<\/em>; two subjects joined by <em>n&eacute;&hellip;n&eacute;<\/em> usually take a plural verb.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6862\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <hr\/><ul><li>Di caff\u00e8, Fulvio (n\u00e9, ne) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ne)<\/span><\/span> beve almeno due tazze al giorno.<br><br><em>As for coffee, Fulvio drinks at least two cups of it a day.<\/em><\/li><li>La mattina presto Letizia non beve (n\u00e9, ne, e) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(n\u00e9, ne')<\/span><\/span> caff\u00e8 (n\u00e9, e, o) t\u00e8: solo acqua tiepida.<br><br><em>Early in the morning Letizia drinks neither coffee nor tea: only warm water.<\/em><\/li><li>(N\u00e9, Non, E) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(N\u00e9, Ne')<\/span><\/span> Fulvio (n\u00e9, e, o) suo fratello Alvise sapevano cucinare le orecchiette da soli.<br><br><em>Neither Fulvio nor his brother Alvise knew how to cook orecchiette on their own.<\/em><\/li><li>Alvise \u00e8 uscito da casa senza giacca (o, e, n\u00e9) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(n\u00e9, ne')<\/span><\/span> ombrello, e ora si pente all'agriturismo.<br><br><em>Alvise left home without a jacket or umbrella, and now he regrets it at the agriturismo.<\/em><\/li><li>Cosima non \u00e8 (n\u00e9, ne, non) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(n\u00e9, ne')<\/span><\/span> alta (n\u00e9, e, o) bassa: ha una statura nella media.<br><br><em>Cosima is neither tall nor short: she has an average height.<\/em><\/li><li>La sagra del Negroamaro a Mesagne non \u00e8 stata (e, n\u00e9, ne) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(n\u00e9, ne')<\/span><\/span> noiosa (n\u00e9, e, o) indimenticabile.<br><br><em>The Negroamaro festival in Mesagne was neither boring nor unforgettable.<\/em><\/li><li>A pranzo, Letizia non ha parlato (ne, e, n\u00e9) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(n\u00e9, ne')<\/span><\/span> con sua sorella Cosima (n\u00e9, e, o) con il cognato.<br><br><em>At lunch, Letizia spoke neither with her sister Cosima nor with her brother-in-law.<\/em><\/li><li>La risposta di Alvise \u00e8 stata (ne, n\u00e9, e) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(n\u00e9, ne')<\/span><\/span> carne (n\u00e9, e, o) pesce: nessuno capiva se veniva o no.<br><br><em>Alvise's answer was neither one thing nor the other: nobody could tell if he was coming or not.<\/em><\/li><li>N\u00e9 Fulvio (n\u00e9, e, o) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"4\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(sono)<\/span><\/span> suo cugino (\u00e8, sono) mai andati a una sagra in Salento prima d'ora.<br><br><em>Neither Fulvio nor his cousin have ever been to a sagra in Salento before.<\/em><\/li><li>A San Vito dei Normanni non c'\u00e8 il cinema e (n\u00e9, non, nemmeno) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(nemmeno)<\/span><\/span> la libreria: bisogna andare a Brindisi.<br><br><em>In San Vito dei Normanni there is no cinema and not even a bookshop: you have to go to Brindisi.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><hr\/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>10 out of 10. You have the n&eacute;&hellip;n&eacute; system in your ear.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Quick recap of the n&eacute;&hellip;n&eacute; triggers:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px;\">\n<li><strong>Accent<\/strong>: <em>n&eacute;<\/em> (nor) carries an acute accent on the &eacute;; <em>ne<\/em> (of it \/ of them) has no accent at all. <em>Di caff&egrave;, ne bevo due<\/em>; <em>n&eacute; caff&egrave; n&eacute; t&egrave;<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Verb in the middle<\/strong> &rarr; keep <em>non<\/em>: <em>non mangia n&eacute; carne n&eacute; pesce<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pair opens the sentence<\/strong> &rarr; drop <em>non<\/em>: <em>n&eacute; Fulvio n&eacute; Alvise sono venuti<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>After <em>senza<\/em><\/strong> &rarr; <em>n&eacute;<\/em> replaces English &ldquo;or&rdquo;: <em>senza giacca n&eacute; ombrello<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two subjects + verb<\/strong> &rarr; usually plural: <em>n&eacute; Fulvio n&eacute; suo cugino sono andati<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spoken alternative<\/strong> &rarr; <em>e nemmeno \/ neppure \/ neanche<\/em>: <em>non c&rsquo;&egrave; il cinema e nemmeno la libreria<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Idiom<\/strong> &rarr; <em>n&eacute; carne n&eacute; pesce<\/em> (neither one thing nor the other), fixed expression.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary:<\/strong> agriturismo (farmhouse B&amp;B) &middot; sagra (village food festival) &middot; Negroamaro (red wine grape from Salento) &middot; orecchiette (typical Puglian pasta) &middot; luminarie (festival light decorations) &middot; cognato (brother-in-law).<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p><strong>Three quick filters<\/strong> for the n&eacute;&hellip;n&eacute; slot:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px;\">\n<li><strong>Accent check<\/strong>: does the slot mean &ldquo;nor&rdquo; (conjunction)? &rarr; <em>n&eacute;<\/em> with acute &eacute;. Does it mean &ldquo;of it \/ of them&rdquo;? &rarr; <em>ne<\/em> with no accent. <em>Di caff&egrave;<\/em> &rarr; <em>ne<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Position check<\/strong>: is the verb before the pair? &rarr; keep <em>non<\/em>. Is the pair before the verb? &rarr; drop <em>non<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trigger words<\/strong>: after <em>senza<\/em>, after a verb of consuming (<em>mangiare, bere, comprare<\/em>), or to coordinate two adjectives \/ adverbs &rarr; you almost always need <em>n&eacute;&hellip;n&eacute;<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct sentence in each set.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Four sets of three sentences. In each set, one uses the italian n&eacute;&hellip;n&eacute; construction correctly; the other two fall into the typical A2 traps: missing <\/em><em>non<\/em> when the verb is in the middle, keeping <em>non<\/em> when the pair opens the sentence, <em>senza A o B<\/em> instead of <em>senza A n&eacute; B<\/em>, or the redundant <em>n&eacute; X e n&eacute; Y<\/em> with an extra <em>e<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6863\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_115_6863\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Fulvio mangia n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce al ristorante di Ostuni.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_115_6863\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Fulvio non mangia n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce al ristorante di Ostuni.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_115_6863\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Fulvio non mangia ne carne ne pesce al ristorante di Ostuni.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_115_6863\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Non n\u00e9 Cosima n\u00e9 Letizia hanno mai imparato a guidare la 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                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_115_6863\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> N\u00e9 Cosima n\u00e9 Letizia hanno mai imparato a guidare la macchina.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_115_6863\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Alvise \u00e8 partito per Carovigno senza valigia n\u00e9 documenti.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_115_6863\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Alvise \u00e8 partito per Carovigno senza valigia o documenti.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_115_6863\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Alvise \u00e8 partito per Carovigno senza valigia e documenti.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_115_6863\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Letizia non beve n\u00e9 caff\u00e8 e n\u00e9 t\u00e8 la sera prima di dormire.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_115_6863\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> Letizia non beve n\u00e9 caff\u00e8 n\u00e9 t\u00e8 la sera prima di dormire.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_115_6863\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> Letizia non beve ne caff\u00e8 ne t\u00e8 la sera prima di dormire.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>4 out of 4. You can spot all four classic n&eacute;&hellip;n&eacute; traps.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>The four traps:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px;\">\n<li>Set 1: verb in the middle &rarr; <em>non mangia n&eacute; carne n&eacute; pesce<\/em>. Skipping <em>non<\/em> or writing <em>ne<\/em> without accent are both wrong.<\/li>\n<li>Set 2: pair opens the sentence &rarr; <em>n&eacute; Cosima n&eacute; Letizia hanno&hellip;<\/em> Italian drops <em>non<\/em>; it does not appear before <em>n&eacute;<\/em> nor after the pair.<\/li>\n<li>Set 3: after <em>senza<\/em>, Italian uses <em>n&eacute;<\/em>: <em>senza valigia n&eacute; documenti<\/em>. English &ldquo;or&rdquo; becomes Italian <em>n&eacute;<\/em>, never <em>o<\/em> or <em>e<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Set 4: the clean form is <em>n&eacute; caff&egrave; n&eacute; t&egrave;<\/em>. Adding <em>e<\/em> before the second <em>n&eacute;<\/em> is redundant; writing <em>ne<\/em> without the accent collapses the conjunction into the partitive pronoun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>For each set, run the <strong>position test<\/strong> first: is the verb in front of the pair (need <em>non<\/em>) or after it (drop <em>non<\/em>)? Then the <strong>accent test<\/strong>: every conjunction is <em>n&eacute;<\/em> with acute &eacute;, never plain <em>ne<\/em>. 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For the dictionary view, the Treccani entry on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/vocabolario\/ne2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">n\u00e9<\/a> covers the full range in standard Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-nn-q1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why n\u00e9 with accent and ne without?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Because they are completely different words. N\u00e9 with an acute accent on the \u00e9 is the conjunction meaning nor (used in n\u00e9&#8230;n\u00e9 constructions). Ne without any accent is the partitive pronoun meaning of it or of them (di gatti ne ho due = I have two of them). Italians never confuse the two in writing, and getting the accent wrong is one of the most common A2 mistakes. The accent is acute (\u00e9), not grave (\u00e8); grave belongs to \u00e8 meaning is.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-nn-q2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Do I need non before n\u00e9 n\u00e9?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It depends on position. When the n\u00e9&#8230;n\u00e9 pair sits in the middle of a sentence with the verb coming first, you need non before the verb: Romeo non mangia n\u00e9 beve. When the n\u00e9&#8230;n\u00e9 pair opens the sentence (typically coordinating two subjects or two clauses), you drop non: n\u00e9 Pietro n\u00e9 Valeria sono venuti. The rule is mechanical: verb first means non; pair first means no non.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-nn-q3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Plural or singular verb after n\u00e9 n\u00e9?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>When the pair coordinates two subjects and comes before the verb, the verb usually goes plural: n\u00e9 Pietro n\u00e9 Valeria sono in clinica. When the verb comes before the two subjects (especially in answer to a question), Italian allows either singular or plural: non l&#8217;ha fatto n\u00e9 Paolo n\u00e9 Mario or non l&#8217;hanno fatto n\u00e9 Paolo n\u00e9 Mario. Both forms are correct; the singular form is more common in colloquial speech.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-nn-q4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">N\u00e9 or e non: when do I use each?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Both work, but they sound different. E non simply chains two negative clauses: Gianni non beve e non fuma (Gianni doesn&#8217;t drink and doesn&#8217;t smoke). N\u00e9&#8230;n\u00e9 tightens the coordination and emphasises that neither item happens: Gianni non beve n\u00e9 fuma. The n\u00e9 construction is more idiomatic in Italian when you want to highlight the pair. In speech, Italians use both depending on rhythm and emphasis.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-nn-q5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What does &#8216;n\u00e9 carne n\u00e9 pesce&#8217; mean?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Literally neither meat nor fish, the idiom describes a person, situation, or thing that is indecisive, ambiguous, or fails to commit to one side. English parallels are neither fish nor fowl or neither here nor there. The expression has been in Italian for centuries (the origin is mediaeval, when Friday fasting rules made meat and fish the two main proteins). The words are fixed: you don&#8217;t say n\u00e9 pollo n\u00e9 manzo or any other combination.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-nn-q6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can I say &#8216;non + nemmeno&#8217; instead of &#8216;n\u00e9&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>In informal speech, yes. Italians often replace the second n\u00e9 with nemmeno, neppure, or neanche (not even). The construction becomes non + verb + first item + e nemmeno + second item: Romeo non mangia e nemmeno beve. The three not-even forms are interchangeable; nemmeno is the most neutral, neppure slightly more formal, neanche the most colloquial. All three work in any of the constructions where the second n\u00e9 would appear.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-nn-q7\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">After senza, do I use n\u00e9 or e?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>After senza, Italian uses n\u00e9 where English uses or. The construction is senza + A + n\u00e9 + B: senza giacca n\u00e9 ombrello (without a jacket or umbrella), senza donne n\u00e9 amici (without women or friends). Translating literally as senza A o B is one of the most common A2 mistakes. The Italian construction is fixed, and natives expect n\u00e9 after senza.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-pleonastic-non\/\">Italian Pleonastic Non: Finch\u00e9, A Meno Che, Non Appena Explained<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-ma-pero-eppure\/\">Italian Ma, Per\u00f2, Eppure: Adversative Conjunctions (A2)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-tuttavia-nondimeno\/\">Italian Tuttavia, Nondimeno, Ciononostante: Adversatives (C1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/connettivi-italian-connectors\/\">I Connettivi: Italian Connectors. Guide and Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd0d In short. English uses &#8220;neither&#8230;nor&#8221; to coordinate two negative items. Italian n\u00e9 n\u00e9 does the same job: n\u00e9 mangia n\u00e9 beve means &#8220;he neither eats nor drinks&#8221;. The word n\u00e9 carries an acute accent (\u00e9, not \u00e8) and must never be confused with the pronoun ne, which has no accent at all. 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