Word
Rimettetevi il cappotto prima di uscire, fa freddo.
Meaning
Put your coat back on before going out, it is cold.
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Breakdown of Rimettetevi il cappotto prima di uscire, fa freddo.
prima di
before
uscire
to go out
fare freddo
to be cold
vi
you
Questions & Answers about Rimettetevi il cappotto prima di uscire, fa freddo.
What does rimettetevi mean?
Rimettetevi is the second person plural imperative of the reflexive verb rimettersi, literally “put back on yourselves.” In context it means “put your coats back on.”
What tense, mood, person, and number is rimettetevi?
It’s in the imperative mood (used for commands), addressed to voi (second person plural). The ending -ete marks the 2nd person plural of an –are verb, and -vi is the attached reflexive pronoun.
Why is the reflexive pronoun vi attached to the end of rimettete?
In affirmative imperatives of reflexive verbs, Italian requires you to attach the reflexive pronoun after the verb. So you take rimettete (the imperative form) and add vi, giving rimettetevi.
Why is there ri- in rimettere instead of just mettere?