Meaning
to emit, to issue
- to emit, to give out, to give off
- to utter, to express
- to issue (securities, money, etc.)
- to issue, to pronounce, to promulgate (a decree, a sentence, etc.)
In a sentence
Quella lampada emette una luce molto forte.
That lamp gives off a very strong light.
Hai già emesso la fattura per il cliente?
Have you already issued the invoice for the client?
Non emettere suoni strani durante la lezione.
Don't make strange sounds during the lesson.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| emettere | infinitive |
| emettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| emetto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| emettete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| emetti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| emettono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| emette | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| emettevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| emettevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| emettevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| emettevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| emettevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| emetteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| emettemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| emisi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| emetteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| emettesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| emisero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| emise | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| emetteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| emetterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| emetterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| emetterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| emetteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| emetterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| emettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| emetta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| emettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| emetta | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| emettano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| emetta | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| emettessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| emettessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| emetteste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| emettessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| emettessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| emettesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| emetteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| emetterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| emettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| emetteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| emetterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| emetterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| emettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| emettete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| emetti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| emettendo | gerund |
| emesso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Mostly formal or technical. In everyday speech, Italians often prefer dire, pubblicare, rilasciare, or fare uscire depending on context.
- Use emettere for official acts: emettere una fattura, un assegno, una sentenza. Not usually for casual 'sending' or 'putting out.'
- With sounds, light, heat, or smells, it is common in scientific or written language; colloquial Italian often uses fare or mandare.
- past participle emesso