Emettevate

Emettevate is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Italian verbemettere, meaning to emit or to release. It is used to describe an action that was ongoing or habitual in the past when addressing multiple people.

Etymology and related terms: The verb emettere derives from Latin emittere, literally to send out. In Italian it shares roots with terms in other Romance languages such as emit, emitir, émettre. The corresponding noun for the act is emissione, used for emissions of matter, energy, or signals.

Conjugation and usage: Emettere is a regular -ere verb, with a stem that appears as emett- in many forms. The imperfect forms include emettevo, emettevi, emetteva, emettevamo, emettevate, emettevano. Thus emettevate signals or indications of a past habitual or continuous emission by you all. This form contrasts with emettete (present you all emit) and with emettereste (you would emit). In practice, emettevate can refer to releasing substances, producing sounds or light, giving off odors, or broadcasting signals, depending on context.

Examples: Nella notte, voi emettevate un debole profumo di pino. Durante l’esperimento, voi emettevate segnali intermittenti. In scientific or technical language, however, l’emissione is more commonly used to denote the act or rate of emission, while emettere remains the verb for the action itself.