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Italian

inserire

/in.seˈri.re/verbB1
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Meaning

to insert

  • to enter, to input (data, a password)
  • to enclose
  • to embed

In a sentence

Puoi inserire il tuo nome qui?

Can you enter your name here?

Ho inserito la foto nel messaggio ieri.

I inserted the photo into the message yesterday.

Non inserire lo zucchero nel caffè.

Don't put sugar in the coffee.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
inserireinfinitive
inseriamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
inseriscoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
inseriteindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
inserisciindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
inserisconoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
inserisceindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
inserivamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
inserivoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
inserivateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
inseriviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
inserivanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
inserivaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
inserimmoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
inseriiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
inseristeindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
inseristiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
inserironoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
inserìindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
inseriremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
inseriròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
inserireteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
inseriraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
inserirannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
inseriràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
inseriamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
inseriscasubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
inseriatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
inseriscasubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
inseriscanosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
inseriscasubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
inserissimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
inserissisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
inseristesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
inserissisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
inserisserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
inserissesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
inseriremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
inserireiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
inseriresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
inseriresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
inserirebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
inserirebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
inseriamoimperative · plural · 1st person
inseriteimperative · plural · 2nd person
inserisciimperative · singular · 2nd person
inserendogerund
inseritopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Very common for forms, data, passwords, and text fields: inserire il nome, inserire i dati.
  • For physically putting something into a container, mettere often sounds more natural than inserire in everyday speech.
  • In technology and formal writing, inserire is preferred over mettere: inserire un link, inserire un allegato.

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