Where does ikke go? (main clauses)

In a main clause, ikke and short adverbs like aldri, alltid, ofte, også, bare come right after the conjugated verb: Kari jobber ikke i dag. (Kari isn't working today.)

• With inversion the order is verb – subject – adverb: I dag har jeg ikke tid. (Today I don't have time.)
• With a modal verb or har, the adverb stands before the infinitive or participle: Vi kan ikke komme. Vi har ikke sett filmen.
• An unstressed pronoun object comes before ikke: Jeg kjenner henne ikke. A noun object comes after it: Jeg kjenner ikke Kari. With a modal or har, the pronoun stays after ikke: Jeg har ikke sett henne.
• Careful: in a hvis- or når-clause the adverb moves in front of the verb: hvis Kari ikke jobber.