meter

/meˈteɾ/, [meˈt̪eɾ]

enter, put, to put


Gerund: metiendo


Past Participles

  Masculine Feminine
Singular metido metida
Plural metidos metidas

Indicative

  Present Imperfect Preterite Future Conditional
yo meto metía metí meteré metería
metes metías metiste meterás meterías
él/ella/Ud. mete metía metió meterá metería
nosotros metemos metíamos metimos meteremos meteríamos
vosotros metéis metíais metisteis meteréis meteríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. meten metían metieron meterán meterían
vos metés metías metiste meterás meterías

Subjunctive

  Present Imperfect (ra) Imperfect (se) Future
yo meta metiera metiese metiere
metas metieras metieses metieres
él/ella/Ud. meta metiera metiese metiere
nosotros metamos metiéramos metiésemos metiéremos
vosotros metáis metierais metieseis metiereis
ellos/ellas/Uds. metan metieran metiesen metieren
vos metás metieras metieses metieres

Imperative

  Affirmative Negative
yo    
mete no metas
Ud. meta no meta
nosotros metamos no metamos
vosotros meted no metáis
Uds. metan no metan
vos meté no metas

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • ¡Que no se te ocurra meter animalitos al microondas!

    Don’t put small animals in the microwave!

  • Haga el favor de meter un poco las costuras de la chaqueta.

    Please take in the seams of the jacket a little.

  • ¿No te vas a meter en problemas por esto?

    Won't you get in trouble for this?

  • Tom logró meter todo lo que tiene en una sola maleta.

    Tom was able to fit everything he owned into one suitcase.

  • Estamos listos para meter el bote al agua.

    We're ready to put the boat in the water.

  • El niño se puso a meter boche.

    The boy began to make noise.

  • - ¡¿Cómo ha conseguido meter una maleta dentro de su bolsillo?! -preguntó la mujer anonadada.

    "How did you fit a briefcase into your pocket?!" the woman asked, stunned.

  • No puedo meter ruido. La bebé está durmiendo.

    I cannot make noise. The baby is sleeping.

  • Hay que meter en cintura a ese chico.

    That child has to be restrained.

  • Nos vamos a meter en problemas por eso.

    We're going to get in trouble for that.

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