negano

Negano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb negare, meaning to deny or refuse. It is used when the subject of the sentence is plural and the action of denying is happening in the present. In everyday Italian, negano can appear in contexts ranging from personal conversation to legal or political discourse.

Morphology and usage details. Negare is a regular -are verb, so its present tense forms follow a standard pattern: io nego, tu neghi, lui/lei nega, noi negiamo, voi negate, loro negano. The word is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable: ne-GA-no. As a conjugated form, negano functions as the finite predicate in clauses with a plural subject, for example: I testimoni negano le accuse (The witnesses deny the charges).

Etymology and related forms. The verb negare derives from Italian, ultimately tracing to Latin negare, meaning to deny. Related terms in Italian include negazione (denial or negation) and negare in other tenses and moods, such as negassi (conjunctive), negavi (past historic), and negante (gerund).

See also. Negazione; negare; Italian verb conjugation.