someter

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin submittere or summittere.

Verb

someter

1. to put underneath, to underlie/underlay
2. to tuck in
3. to submit
4. to subdue, conquer

Derived terms

• sometimientu

Further reading

• “someter”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “someter”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Ladin

Alternative forms

• somëter

Etymology

From Latin summittere.

Verb

someter

1. to submit

Conjugation

• Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of someter (first conjugation)

infinitive	someter, someté
auxiliary verb	avei		gerund		sometan
past participle	someté
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	ie	tu	el / ela	nos	vos	ei / eles
present	somete, someteie	sometes, someteies	someta, someteia, sometea	someton	someteis	someta, someteia
imperfect	sometove	sometoves	sometova	sometovan	sometovais	sometova
future	sometaré	sometaras	sometarà	sometaron	sometareis	sometarà
subjunctive	che ie	che tu	che el / ela	che nos	che vos	che ei / eles
present	somete, someteie	sometes, someteies	somete, someteie	someton	someteis	somete
imperfect	sometasse	sometasses	sometassa	sometassan	sometassais	sometassa
imperative	–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
	—	someta, someteia	—	someton	sometede	—

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin submittere or summittere. Cognate with English submit. By surface analysis, so- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /someˈteɾ/ [so.meˈt̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: so‧me‧ter

Verb

someter (first-person singular present someto, first-person singular preterite sometí, past participle sometido)

1. to subdue, quell, conquer
2. to subject to
3. to subordinate (put under the control of)
4. to submit, put forward (an opinion)
5. (pronominal) to undergo, to be subjected to (+ a)

   someterse a una cirugía ― to undergo surgery

Conjugation

    Conjugation of someter (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			someter
gerund			sometiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		sometido		sometida
		plural		sometidos		sometidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	someto	sometestú sometésvos	somete	sometemos	sometéis	someten
	imperfect	sometía	sometías	sometía	sometíamos	sometíais	sometían
	preterite	sometí	sometiste	sometió	sometimos	sometisteis	sometieron
	future	someteré	someterás	someterá	someteremos	someteréis	someterán
	conditional	sometería	someterías	sometería	someteríamos	someteríais	someterían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	someta	sometastú sometásvos2	someta	sometamos	sometáis	sometan
	imperfect (ra)	sometiera	sometieras	sometiera	sometiéramos	sometierais	sometieran
	imperfect (se)	sometiese	sometieses	sometiese	sometiésemos	sometieseis	sometiesen
	future1	sometiere	sometieres	sometiere	sometiéremos	sometiereis	sometieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		sometetú sometévos	someta	sometamos	someted	sometan
	negative		no sometas	no someta	no sometamos	no sometáis	no sometan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of someter

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive someter	dative	someterme	someterte	someterle, someterse	someternos	someteros	someterles, someterse
	accusative	someterme	someterte	someterlo, someterla, someterse	someternos	someteros	someterlos, someterlas, someterse
with gerund sometiendo	dative	sometiéndome	sometiéndote	sometiéndole, sometiéndose	sometiéndonos	sometiéndoos	sometiéndoles, sometiéndose
	accusative	sometiéndome	sometiéndote	sometiéndolo, sometiéndola, sometiéndose	sometiéndonos	sometiéndoos	sometiéndolos, sometiéndolas, sometiéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative somete	dative	sométeme	sométete	sométele	sométenos	not used	somételes
	accusative	sométeme	sométete	somételo, sométela	sométenos	not used	somételos, somételas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative someté	dative	someteme	sometete	sometele	sometenos	not used	someteles
	accusative	someteme	sometete	sometelo, sometela	sometenos	not used	sometelos, sometelas
with formal second-person singular imperative someta	dative	sométame	not used	sométale, sométase	sométanos	not used	sométales
	accusative	sométame	not used	sométalo, sométala, sométase	sométanos	not used	sométalos, sométalas
with first-person plural imperative sometamos	dative	not used	sometámoste	sometámosle	sometámonos	sometámoos	sometámosles
	accusative	not used	sometámoste	sometámoslo, sometámosla	sometámonos	sometámoos	sometámoslos, sometámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative someted	dative	sometedme	not used	sometedle	sometednos	someteos	sometedles
	accusative	sometedme	not used	sometedlo, sometedla	sometednos	someteos	sometedlos, sometedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative sometan	dative	sométanme	not used	sométanle	sométannos	not used	sométanles, sométanse
	accusative	sométanme	not used	sométanlo, sométanla	sométannos	not used	sométanlos, sométanlas, sométanse

Derived terms

• sometimiento

Related terms

• meter
• sumisión

Further reading

• “someter”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025