Meaning
to allow
- to allow, permit
- to let
In a sentence
Mi permetti di usare il tuo telefono?
Will you let me use your phone?
Il capo non permette pause troppo lunghe.
The boss doesn't allow breaks that are too long.
Ci hanno permesso di entrare subito.
They allowed us to go in right away.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| permettere | infinitive |
| permettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| permetto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| permettete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| permetti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| permettono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| permette | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| permettevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| permettevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| permettevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| permettevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| permettevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| permetteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| permettemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| permisi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| permetteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| permettesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| permisero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| permise | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| permetteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| permetterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| permetterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| permetterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| permetteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| permetterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| permettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| permetta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| permettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| permetta | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| permettano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| permetta | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| permettessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| permettessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| permetteste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| permettessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| permettessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| permettesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| permetteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| permetterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| permettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| permetteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| permetterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| permetterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| permettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| permettete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| permetti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| permettendo | gerund |
| permesso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'permettere' for formal permission (e.g., rules, laws). For casual 'let,' use 'lasciare.'
- Always takes 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'Mi è stato permesso').
- Reflexive form 'permettersi' means 'to afford' (financially or socially).
- past participle permesso