Kilo Lingo

/meˈteɾ/

Line drawing of meter
Coloured illustration of meter
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Translation

to put in, to insert

Word origin

From Latin mittere ('to send, let go, put'). The same root gives English mission, transmit and admit.

Origin
Latin
Root
mittere
English cognates
mission, transmit, admit

Grammar

Verb type-er regular

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yometometímetíameterémetería
metesmetistemetíasmeterásmeterías
él/ella/ud.metemetiómetíameterámetería
nos.metemosmetimosmetíamosmeteremosmeteríamos
vos.metéismetisteismetíaismeteréismeteríais
ellos/uds.metenmetieronmetíanmeteránmeterían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yometametierametiese
metasmetierasmetieses
él/ella/ud.metametierametiese
nos.metamosmetiéramosmetiésemos
vos.metáismetieraismetieseis
ellos/uds.metanmetieranmetiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
mete
ud.meta
nosotrosmetamos
vosotrosmeted
uds.metan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
metiendo
Past participle
metido

Examples

.

I'm going to put the clothes in the bag for the trip.

.

Don't put your hands in the child's food.

.

My mother usually puts money in my account each month.

juguete .

The child wanted to put the toy in the red box.

.

You have to put the key in the door slowly.

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This word is part of lesson 8.