poner

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin pōnere, present active infinitive of pōnō.

Verb

poner

  1. to put

Conjugation

Conjugation of poner
infinitive poner
gerundive poniendo
participle m puestu, f puesta, n puesto, m pl puestos, f pl puestes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present pongo pones pon ponemos ponéis ponen
preterite imperfect ponía poníes ponía poníamos/poníemos poníais/poníeis poníen
preterite indefinite punxi punxesti/punxisti punxo punxemos/punximos punxestis/punxistis punxeron
pluperfect punxera/punxere punxeras/punxeres punxera/punxere punxéramos/punxéremos punxerais/punxereis punxeran/punxeren
subjunctive present ponga pongas ponga pongamos pongáis pongan
preterite imperfect punxera/punxere punxeras/punxeres punxera/punxere punxéramos/punxéremos punxerais/punxereis punxeran/punxeren
potential future pondré pondrás pondrá pondremos pondréis pondrán
conditional pondría pondríes pondría pondríamos/pondríemos pondríais/pondríeis pondríen
imperative pon ponéi

Interlingua

Pronunciation

Verb

poner

  1. to put

Conjugation

    Conjugation of poner
infinitive poner
participle present perfect
ponente ponite
active simple perfect
present pone ha ponite
past poneva habeva ponite
future ponera habera ponite
conditional ponerea haberea ponite
imperative pone
passive simple perfect
present es ponite ha essite ponite
past esseva ponite habeva essite ponite
future essera ponite habera essite ponite
conditional esserea ponite haberea essite ponite
imperative sia ponite

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pōnere, present active infinitive of pōnō (whence English post and position), from Proto-Italic *posnō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poˈneɾ/ [poˈneɾ]

Verb

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  1. (transitive, reflexive or non-reflexive) to put, to put up, to place, to lay
    Pon eso en su lugar. ― Put that in its place.
    Pongamos el plan a la espera por ahora. ― Let's put the plan on hold for now.
    Puse un anuncio en Craigslist. ― I put up an ad on Craigslist.
  2. (transitive) to set, to set up (e.g. set an alarm, set up chairs)
    Voy a poner la mesa ― I'm going to set the table.
  3. (transitive) to put on (e.g. put on a smile, a happy face, a brave face; put on a pot of coffee, put something on display)
  4. (transitive) to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility)
  5. (transitive) to make (e.g. make somebody nervous, jealous, sad, emotional, uncomfortable)
    Basta. Me estás poniendo nerviosa. ― Stop. You're making me nervous.
  6. (transitive) to make, to give (in certain phrases; e.g. to make available, give an injection, to give effect)
    No pongas excusas. ― Don't make excuses.
    Permítanme poner un ejemplo. ― Let me give an example.
  7. (transitive) to name, to give a nickname
    Le voy a poner Rodrigo. ― I will name (him) Rodrigo.
  8. (transitive) to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light)
  9. (transitive) to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork)
  10. (transitive) to turn, to turn on (e.g. to turn the other cheek, turn on music, to turn upside-down)
    Mi ex-esposa manipuladora puso a mis propios amigos en mi contra.
    My manipulative ex-wife turned my own friends against me.
  11. (transitive) to get (in certain phrases)
    Necesitamos ponerlos de nuestra parte. ― We need to get them on our side.
    ¿No arranca su coche? En unos minutos, puedo ponerlo en marcha, sin problemas.
    Your car won't start? In a few minutes, I can get it running, no problem.
  12. (transitive) to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff)
  13. (transitive) to pay (attention)
  14. (transitive) to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary)
  15. (transitive) to plant, to set up (e.g. plant one's feet, plant a bomb, set up explosives, plant a bug, set up a camera, plant a weapon)
  16. (Mexico, slang) (transitive) to contribute; to bring.
    Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos.
    Carlos contributes with his house, I contribute with beverages.
  17. (electronics) to play
    Ya se puso la canción en el radio dos veces.
    The song already played on the radio twice.
    Si Pedro pone la música demasiado fuerte, se va a quedar sordo.
    If Pedro plays music too loud, he will end up deaf.
  18. (Spain, colloquial, transitive) To turn on, make horny
    Me pones mucho.
    You really turn me on.
  19. (reflexive) to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements)
  20. (reflexive) to get
    ¡Ponte pillo! or ¡Ponte listo! ― Get clever!
    ¡Ponte de rodillas! ― Get on your knees!
    No me gusta ponerme en frente de la cámara. ― I don't like getting in front of the camera.
  21. (reflexive) (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon)
    Ya casi se pone el sol. ― Sun is about to disappear.
  22. (reflexive) to become, to get ("become" is used in reference to entering into a physical or emotional state) (e.g. become anxious, fashionable, naughty, nervous, offensive, pale, sad, serious, stern, tense, ugly, violent, weird, etc.)
    Se pone agresiva cuando alguien la toca. ― She gets aggressive when anyone touches her.
  23. (reflexive) to start doing something, to begin, to get down to (+ a + infinitive)
    Se sentaron a la mesa y se pusieron a hablar en voz alta. ― They sat down at the table and started talking loudly.
    Por lo tanto, es hora de ponernos a trabajar. ― So, it's time for us to get down to work.
  24. (reflexive) to put oneself
    No te pongas en peligro. ― Do not put yourself in harm's way.

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