Learn Italian: Mettete le bottiglie nella stanza? - Do you put the bottles in the room?

Mettete le bottiglie nella stanza?

Do you put the bottles in the room?

Breakdown of Mettete le bottiglie nella stanza?

in / made of (material)

la stanza

room

mettere

to put / to put on / play (music)

la bottiglia

the bottle

Questions & Answers about Mettete le bottiglie nella stanza?

Why is it nella stanza instead of in la stanza?

In Italian, the preposition in (in) always combines with the word for 'the' to make a single word. Since stanza (room) is feminine singular, it uses the article la. When you combine in + la, it becomes nella. You will never see in la written separately.

Who is doing the action in Mettete?

Mettete means 'you all put'. It is the plural 'you' form of the verb mettere (to put). If you were asking just one person, you would use metti.

Why isn't there a word for 'Do' at the beginning of the Italian sentence?

Italian doesn't use helper words like 'do' or 'does' to make a question. You simply take the standard statement (Mettete le bottiglie nella stanza) and add a question mark at the end, raising the tone of your voice when speaking.

What is the singular form of le bottiglie?

The singular is la bottiglia (the bottle). Remember that feminine nouns ending in -a change their ending to -e in the plural, and the article changes from la to le.