mettono

Mettono is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb mettere, meaning to put, place, set, or to put on. Mettere is a transitive verb used with direct objects and a variety of prepositional phrases to express placement, allocation, or initiation of actions. The present indicative forms are: io metto; tu metti; lui/lei mette; noi mettiamo; voi mettete; loro mettono. The past participle is messo, and the compound tenses are formed with avere: ho messo, hai messo, ha messo, abbiamo messo, avete messo, hanno messo.

Usage and examples: Mettono describes actions carried out by multiple subjects in the present. Examples include: Loro mettono i libri sul tavolo. They put the books on the table. Mettono in pratica le istruzioni. They put the instructions into practice. Mettere in idiomatic expressions yields various meanings, such as mettere da parte (to put aside), mettere in ordine (to tidy up), or mettere in discussione (to question, to challenge).

Notes: Mettere has a wide range of phrasal verbs and idiomatic uses that depend on the accompanying noun or prepositional phrase. The form mettono is most common in everyday speech when referring to several subjects performing an action in the present tense.

See also: Italian verb conjugation, mettere, strumenti grammaticali per la lingua italiana.