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ITALIAN VERB

mettersi

to put oneself, to put on; mettersi insieme, to get together

  • #95 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: messo
  • Gerund: mettendosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I put oneself
  2. tu you put oneself
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she puts oneself
  4. noi we put oneself
  5. voi you all put oneself
  6. loro they put oneself

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I put oneself
  2. tu you put oneself
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she put oneself
  4. noi we put oneself
  5. voi you all put oneself
  6. loro they put oneself

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to put oneself
  2. tu you used to put oneself
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to put oneself
  4. noi we used to put oneself
  5. voi you all used to put oneself
  6. loro they used to put oneself

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will put oneself
  2. tu you will put oneself
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will put oneself
  4. noi we will put oneself
  5. voi you all will put oneself
  6. loro they will put oneself

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would put oneself
  2. tu you would put oneself
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would put oneself
  4. noi we would put oneself
  5. voi you all would put oneself
  6. loro they would put oneself

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I put oneself
  2. tu (that) you put oneself
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she put oneself
  4. noi (that) we put oneself
  5. voi (that) you all put oneself
  6. loro (that) they put oneself

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu put oneself!
  2. Lei put oneself! (formal)
  3. noi put oneself! (let’s)
  4. voi put oneself! (all of you)

How to use mettersi

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi metto il cappotto e sono pronta.

    I'll put on my coat and I'm ready.

  2. Past

    Si sono messi insieme l'estate scorsa.

    They got together last summer.

  3. Imperfect

    Si metteva sempre vicino alla finestra.

    She always settled by the window.

  4. Future

    Ci metteremo d'accordo sul prezzo, vedrai.

    We'll agree on the price, you'll see.

  5. Conditional

    Mi metterei i tacchi, ma dobbiamo camminare molto.

    I'd put on heels, but we have to walk a lot.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che si mettano d'accordo in fretta.

    I hope they come to an agreement quickly.

  7. Imperative

    Mettiti comodo, il caffè arriva subito.

    Make yourself comfortable, the coffee's coming right away.

Good to know

  • Mettersi a with a verb is to start doing it: si è messo a piangere.
  • Mettersi insieme is to become a couple; mettersi d'accordo is to agree on something.

Where you hear mettersi

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Mi metto la sciarpa. I'm putting on my scarf.
  • Ci siamo messi insieme a febbraio. We got together in February.
  • Ci metteremo d'accordo. We'll come to an agreement.

Italian · Intermediate Level 2

  • Mi metto la sciarpa. I'm putting on my scarf.
  • Ci siamo messi insieme a febbraio. We got together in February.
  • Ci metteremo d'accordo. We'll come to an agreement.
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Chiara's News

Intermediate Level 1 · Ci siamo messi insieme!

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Chiara and Ciro

Intermediate Level 2 · Chiara! Tu e Ciro vi siete messi insieme? · Si sono messi insieme.

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The Train to Naples

Intermediate Level 3 · Al porto... Cosa mi metto?

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The Family Meeting

Intermediate Level 3 · Va bene. Ci siamo messi d'accordo.

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