Meaning
to subdue, to subjugate
- to subdue, to subjugate, to conquer
- to subject (to authority or rules)
- to submit (for approval)
- (reflexive) to submit, to yield
In a sentence
Non puoi sottomettere tutti con la tua rabbia.
You can't subdue everyone with your anger.
L'esercito riuscì a sottomettere la città ribelle.
The army managed to subdue the rebel city.
Non voglio sottomettere i miei bisogni ai tuoi.
I don't want to subordinate my needs to yours.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sottomettere | infinitive |
| sottomettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sottometto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sottomettete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sottometti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sottomettono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sottomette | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sottomettevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sottomettevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sottomettevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sottomettevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sottomettevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sottometteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sottomettemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sottomisi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sottometteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sottomettesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sottomisero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sottomise | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sottometteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sottometterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sottometterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sottometterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sottometteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sottometterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sottomettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sottometta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sottomettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sottometta | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sottomettano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sottometta | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sottomettessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sottomettessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sottometteste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sottomettessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sottomettessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sottomettesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sottometteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sottometterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sottomettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sottometteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sottometterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sottometterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sottomettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sottomettete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sottometti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sottomettendo | gerund |
| sottomesso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually transitive: sottomettere qualcuno/qualcosa. For “submit an application/document,” prefer presentare or inoltrare; sottomettere sounds formal or literary.
- Often stronger than subordinare: sottomettere suggests domination or conquest, not just placing something in a lower rank.
- In modern Italian, the “submit for consideration” sense is formal: sottomettere una proposta al giudizio/alla commissione.
- past participle sottomesso