emettevi

Emettevi is a conjugated form of the Italian verb emettere, not a separate lexical entry. It represents the second-person singular imperfect indicative, meaning it corresponds to you were emitting or you used to emit in past narration. As a standard form of a regular -ere verb, emettevi follows the typical imperfect endings for this class.

The standard imperfect conjugation of emettere is: io emettevo, tu emettevi, lui emetteva, noi emettevamo, voi emettevate, loro emettevano. This pattern illustrates how the stem emett- combines with the endings -vo, -vi, -va, -vamo, -vate, -vano. The form emettevi thus appears in phrases describing a habitual or ongoing past action performed by the subject you.

Etymology: emettere derives from Latin emittere, meaning to send forth or release. The Italian form emettevi preserves the root emett- with regular Italian verb endings.

Usage and nuance: Emettevi can describe past emissions of various kinds, such as light, sound, gases, or signals, as well as metaphorical releases. It is used in narrative or descriptive contexts where the subject is singular informal you. In modern prose, it is a common, neutral verb form and does not carry special technical meaning beyond its usual sense of emitting or releasing.

Note: While emettevi is a standard form, other tenses and voices of emettere exist to express different time frames and aspects.