Word
Metto la borraccia accanto agli scarponi da trekking.
Meaning
I put the water bottle next to the hiking boots.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Metto la borraccia accanto agli scarponi da trekking.
mettere
to put
accanto a
next to
la borraccia
the reusable water bottle
lo scarpone da trekking
the hiking boot
Questions & Answers about Metto la borraccia accanto agli scarponi da trekking.
Why does the sentence start with Metto? What verb is that?
Metto is the first-person singular present tense of mettere, which means to put, to place, or sometimes to set.
So:
- mettere = to put
- metto = I put / I’m putting
In this sentence, metto means I put or I’m putting.
A few related forms:
- metti = you put
- mette = he/she puts
- mettiamo = we put
- mettono = they put
Why doesn’t Italian use io here? Shouldn’t it be Io metto?