Word
Metto il libro rosso sullo scaffale.
Meaning
I put the red book on the shelving unit.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Metto il libro rosso sullo scaffale.
Why is it metto and not io metto?
Metto is the first-person singular form of mettere in the present tense, so it already means I put.
Italian often omits subject pronouns like io when the verb ending makes the subject clear. So:
- Metto = I put / I am putting
- Io metto is also possible, but io is usually added only for emphasis or contrast.
What verb is metto from?
Metto comes from the verb mettere, which means to put, to place, or sometimes to set.
It is an irregular verb, so its forms do not all follow the most basic pattern. In the present tense:
- metto = I put
- metti = you put
- mette = he/she puts
- mettiamo = we put
- mettete = you all put
- mettono = they put
Why is there il before libro?