ammettiamo

Ammettiamo is a form of the Italian verb ammettere, meaning to admit or to allow. In standard usage it is the first-person plural form: noi ammettiamo, which translates as “we admit.” It can function in statements of fact (present indicative) as well as in formal or hypothetical contexts where the present subjunctive form is used with the same spelling: noi ammettiamo. In everyday speech, ammettiamo is commonly used to introduce a concession or to propose a premise for discussion, often with the phrase ammettiamo che (“let us admit that”).

Etymology and meaning: ammettere derives from the Latin admittere, composed of ad- “toward” and mittere “to send,” with a semantic evolution from “to allow entry” to “to acknowledge or confess.” The form ammettiamo shares the root meaning of admitting or acknowledging a fact, fault, or possibility.

Usage and nuance: ammettere covers a range from acknowledging a fault (ammettere un errore) to granting access or permission (ammettere qualcuno). The compound ammettiamo is frequently used in argumentative or reflective prose to introduce a hypothetical concession, as in ammettiamo che i dati siano controversi, to set a starting point for analysis. In many contexts, the choice between indicative and subjunctive is determined by standard Italian grammar, though the spelling remains identical.

Related terms: ammissione (admission, acknowledgment), ammettere (to admit), ammettione not common but sometimes used in formal registers.

See also: Italian grammar resources on verb conjugation, the verb ammettere, and related nouns such as ammissione.

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