ammettano

Ammettano is the third-person plural present subjunctive form of the Italian verb ammettere. It appears in subordinate clauses that require the subjunctive mood, typically after verbs or expressions of doubt, possibility, necessity, desire, or after certain conjunctions such as che or affinché. In standard Italian, the present subjunctive signals attitude or uncertainty rather than a statement of fact, and ammettano is most commonly found in formal or written contexts.

Usage examples illustrate its function. For instance: Spero che essi ammettano i loro errori. (I hope that they admit their errors.) Non è certo che essi ammettano la verità subito. (It is not certain that they admit the truth immediately.) These forms are used to express wishes, hypotheses, or reported speech where the speaker wants to convey non-factual or contingent content.

Etymology and form. Ammettere derives from the Latin admittĕre, from ad- “toward” and mittere “to send”; the subjunctive form ammettano shares the root ammet- with other conjugations. The present subjunctive contrasts with the indicative ammettono (they admit) and with the imperfect subjunctive ammettassero, reflecting tense and mood differences in Italian verb conjugation.

Notes. The use of the present subjunctive is more pronounced in literary and formal Italian; in everyday speech, speakers sometimes favor the indicative or alternative constructions, depending on region and style.