Sottoponendole

Sottoponendole is the gerund form of the Italian verb "sottoporre." The verb "sottoporre" translates to "to submit," "to subject," or "to place under" in English. As a gerund, "sottoponendole" indicates an ongoing action of submitting or subjecting something. The "-le" ending signifies that the action is being done to feminine plural direct objects.

Therefore, "sottoponendole" describes the act of submitting or subjecting multiple feminine items or entities. For instance, one might use it in a sentence like "Ho continuato il lavoro, sottoponendole a nuove prove" (I continued the work, subjecting them to new tests), where "le" refers to feminine plural nouns previously mentioned, such as "le materie" (the materials) or "le ipotesi" (the hypotheses). The gerund form emphasizes the continuous nature of the submission or subjection within the context of the larger sentence. It is a grammatical construct used to convey a simultaneous or consequential action.