Conjugation of meti in Esperanto
metito putregular
Prezencopresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | mi metas | |
| vi | vi metas | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | li metas | |
| ni | ni metas | |
| vi | vi metas | |
| ili | ili metas |
Common mistakes in the Prezenco
- vi
metivi metasDon't use the infinitive; the present uses the -as ending (vi metas).
Preteritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | mi metis | |
| vi | vi metis | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | li metis | |
| ni | ni metis | |
| vi | vi metis | |
| ili | ili metis |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | mi metos | |
| vi | vi metos | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | li metos | |
| ni | ni metos | |
| vi | vi metos | |
| ili | ili metos |
Common mistakes in the Futuro
- ili
metasili metosDon't use the present -as for future. Use -os (ili metos).
Kondicionaloconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | mi metus | |
| vi | vi metus | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | li metus | |
| ni | ni metus | |
| vi | vi metus | |
| ili | ili metus |
Common mistakes in the Kondicionalo
- mi
metosmi metusConditional uses -us (mi metus), not the future -os.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | mi metu | |
| vi | metu | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | li metu | |
| ni | ni metu | |
| vi | vi metu | |
| ili | ili metu |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- vi
metimetuImperative uses -u (metu) rather than the infinitive.
Infinitivoinfinitive
The base form of the verb.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | meti | |
| vi | meti | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | meti | |
| ni | meti | |
| vi | meti | |
| ili | meti |
meti — frequently asked questions
Is meti a regular verb?
Yes — meti is a regular Esperanto verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does meti mean?
meti is a Esperanto verb meaning "to put".