Ammetto il mio errore.

I admit my mistake.

Breakdown of Ammetto il mio errore.

• mio: my
• l'errore: the mistake
• ammettere: to admit

Questions & Answers about Ammetto il mio errore.

What form is ammetto?

Ammetto is the first-person singular present indicative of the verb ammettere.

So:

• io ammetto = I admit

Italian often drops the subject pronoun, so ammetto by itself already means I admit.

Why isn’t io included?

Italian is a pro-drop language, which means subject pronouns are often omitted when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

Because ammetto can only mean I admit, io is not necessary.

You can still say Io ammetto il mio errore, but that usually adds emphasis, for example:

• Io ammetto il mio errore, ma lui no. = I admit my mistake, but he doesn’t.

Why is it il mio errore and not just mio errore?