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mettere
"mettere" means "to put, to place, to lay, to set" in Italian. It is number 445 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).
- Meaning
- to put, to place, to lay, to set; to deposit; to bet, to wager
- IPA
- /ˈmet.te.re/
- Forms in this course
- messo, metti, metto, mette
- Level
- A1
Updated
Example sentences
- Ci ho messo tre anni.
It took me three years.
Tatoeba: supercoolbeas30 / CM - Perché lo avete messo lì?
Why did you put that there?
Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK - Hanno messo fuori le mani.
They put their hands out.
Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CH
Learned together
In the course, "mettere" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.