emettevamo

Emettevamo is the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb emettere, meaning we were emitting, we emitted, or we used to emit depending on context. The verb comes from Latin emittere, literally to send forth, with senses including sending out signals, radiation, or substances, and issuing or publishing documents or securities.

The primary senses of emettere include emitting or releasing something to the outside (such as light, heat, sound, gas, or radiation), and issuing or producing something that is distributed or made official (such as tickets, bonds, decrees, or publications). In scientific or technical writing, emettere is used for signals and radiation; in financial or administrative contexts, it means to issue bonds, notes, or certificates.

In narrative or descriptive past, emettevamo often conveys ongoing or repeated past action, suitable for background description. Examples: emettevamo segnali visivi durante la missione; la centrale emetteva un ronzio prima di spegnersi. The phrase can be translated as “we were emitting,” “we emitted,” or “we used to emit,” depending on the temporal frame and aspect.

Related forms include other conjugations of emettere (emetto, emetti, emette, emettiamo, emettono) and the noun emissione (emission). Emissione can denote the act of issuing or releasing something specific, such as an emissione di obbligazioni (bond issue) or emissione di gas. Emettevamo thus functions across scientific, industrial, and literary contexts to describe the act of sending forth or issuing by a group, typically in the past.