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How do you say "What don't you want?" in Italian?
Cosa non vuoi?
In Italian, "What don't you want?" is Cosa non vuoi?.
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Pronunciation
Non vuoi sounds like 'nohn VWOY'. Negation comes before the verb.
Grammar notes
Cosa non vuoi uses negation. Literally 'what do you not want'.
Example sentence
Cosa non vuoi fare oggi?
What don't you want to do today?
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How to remember Cosa non vuoi?
Non negates vuoi. Cosa non vuoi asks the opposite of cosa vuoi.
Related words
- What do you like? Cosa ti piace?
- What do you love? Cosa ami?
- What is the temperature on Friday? Qual è la temperatura venerdì?
- What is the temperature on Sunday? Qual è la temperatura domenica?
- What is the temperature on Thursday? Qual è la temperatura giovedì?
- What is the weather on Monday? Che tempo fa lunedì?
- What is the weather on Sunday? Che tempo fa domenica?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? Che tempo fa martedì?
- Where are you from? Di dove sei?
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Questions about Cosa non vuoi?
How do you say "What don't you want?" in Italian?
In Italian, "What don't you want?" is Cosa non vuoi?. It is a noun.
How is Cosa non vuoi? written in Italian?
Cosa non vuoi? is written using the standard Italian script.
How is Cosa non vuoi? used in a sentence?
Use Cosa non vuoi? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Cosa non vuoi fare oggi? (What don't you want to do today?).
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"What don't you want?" in other languages
- Japanese 欲しくないものは何ですか? (hoshikunai mono wa nan desu ka ?)
- Korean 무엇을 하고 싶지 않아요? (mueoseul hago sipji anayo?)
- Chinese 你不想要什么? (nǐ bù xiǎng yào shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué no quieres?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué no quieres?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ?
- German Was willst du nicht?
- Russian Что ты не хочешь? (čto ty ne hočešʹ?)
- Greek Τι δεν θες; (ti dhen thes)
- Arabic أنت مش عايز إيه؟ (inta mish Aaeyiz 'ieeh)
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