Ikke comes AFTER the conjugated verb in a main clause - Jeg jobber ikke. English puts "not" after a helper verb, so this order has to be learnt deliberately rather than translated.
Examples
- Klokka er ikke ett ennå.
- It isn't one o'clock yet.
- Jeg jobber ikke på søndager.
- I don't work on Sundays.
- Nei, jeg snakker ikke tysk.
- No, I don't speak German.
The mistake to avoid
"Jeg ikke jobber" is wrong in a main clause.
Where this fits in
Numbers, days, time, Norwegian A1: Count, talk about days and months, give the time, and handle numbers in real situations.