Metto i vestiti sullo stendino.

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Breakdown of Metto i vestiti sullo stendino.

• su: on
• mettere: to put
• i vestiti: the clothes

Questions & Answers about Metto i vestiti sullo stendino.

What does metto mean in this sentence?

Metto is the first-person singular present tense of mettere, meaning I put or I place. Here it expresses the action “I put/place the clothes….”

Why do su and lo combine to make sullo?

In Italian, the preposition su (on) merges with the masculine singular definite article lo to form sullo. So su + lo stendino becomes sullo stendino.

Why is the article i used before vestiti? Could I say dei vestiti instead?

Using i vestiti (the clothes) refers to a specific set of clothes you’re talking about. If you say dei vestiti, that means some clothes, making it more indefinite. Both are grammatically correct, but i vestiti signals you mean “the clothes (we already know about).”

What exactly is a stendino in English?

A stendino is a drying rack or clothes drying rack—the foldable stand you hang laundry on indoors or outdoors. It’s different from a clothesline, which is usually a rope or wire.

Why is it lo stendino and not il stendino?