Metto gli occhiali sul comodino prima di dormire.

I put the glasses on the bedside table before sleeping.

Breakdown of Metto gli occhiali sul comodino prima di dormire.

• io: I
• su: on
• mettere: to put
• il comodino: the bedside table

Questions & Answers about Metto gli occhiali sul comodino prima di dormire.

Why is it metto and not io metto?

In Italian, the subject pronoun is often left out because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

• metto = I put
• the -o ending tells you it is first person singular

So Metto gli occhiali... already clearly means I put my glasses....
You can say io metto if you want extra emphasis, for example to contrast with someone else.

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What tense is metto?

Metto is the present indicative of mettere.

In a sentence like this, the Italian present tense often describes a habit or routine, not only something happening right now.

So this can mean something like:

• I put my glasses on the nightstand before going to sleep
• I usually put my glasses on the nightstand before sleeping

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What does mettere mean here exactly?

Here, mettere means to put or to place.

Because the sentence includes a location — sul comodino — the meaning is clearly to place the glasses on the nightstand.

This is useful because mettere gli occhiali by itself can also mean to put on glasses.
But once you add sul comodino, it is clearly about placing them there.

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