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How to Say ‘Put it under the seat’ in Italian

Lo metta sotto il sedile

loh MET-tah SOH-toh eel seh-DEE-leh

[loh MET-tah SOH-toh eel seh-DEE-leh]

💬 Usage Tip: metta is the polite way to tell someone to put something somewhere. lo ("it") goes before it, the opposite order to English.

Phrase Breakdown

Lo metta

loh MET-tah

Put it

This is a formal command. 'Lo' means 'it'. Hold the double 't': loh MET-tah.

Example

Lo metta qui, per favore.

Put it here, please.

Words in this phrase

[loh]

Refers to something previously mentioned.

Example

Non lo capisco.

I don't understand it.

metta

[MET-tah]

put (formal command)

Formal imperative of 'mettere', to put.

Example

Metta la borsa qui.

Put the bag here.

sotto il sedile

SOH-toh eel seh-DEE-leh

under the seat

'Sotto' means 'under' and 'sedile' means 'seat': SOT-toh eel seh-DEE-leh.

Example

La borsa è sotto il sedile.

The bag is under the seat.

Words in this phrase

sotto

[SOH-toh]

Under

In a lower position, beneath something else.

Example

La penna è sotto il tavolo.

The pen is under the table.

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article.

Example

Oggi è il compleanno di Marco.

Today is Marco's birthday.

sedile

[seh-DEE-leh]

seat

Masculine noun for a seat, e.g. in a plane or car.

Example

Il sedile è comodo.

The seat is comfortable.

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