poner
See also: poñer
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin pōnere, present active infinitive of pōnō.
Verb
poner
- to put
Conjugation
Conjugation of poner
infinitive | poner | ||||||
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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
- to put
Conjugation
Conjugation of poner
infinitive | poner | ||
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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
Verb
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- (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.
- (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.
- (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)
- (transitive) to choose, to designate (for a job, charge or responsibility)
- (transitive) to make (e.g. make somebody nervous, jealous, sad, emotional, uncomfortable)
- Basta. Me estás poniendo nerviosa. ― Stop. You're making me nervous.
- (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.
- (transitive) to name, to give a nickname
- Le voy a poner Rodrigo. ― I will name (him) Rodrigo.
- (transitive) to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light)
- (transitive) to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork)
- (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.
- (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.
- (transitive) to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff)
- (transitive) to pay (attention)
- (transitive) to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary)
- (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)
- (Mexico, slang) (transitive) to contribute; to bring.
- Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos.
- Carlos contributes with his house, I contribute with beverages.
- (electronics) to play
- Ya se puso la canción en el radio dos veces.
- The song already played on the radio twice.
- (Spain, colloquial, transitive) To turn on, make horny
- Me pones mucho.
- You really turn me on.
- (reflexive) to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements)
- (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.
- (reflexive) (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon)
- (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.
- (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.
- (reflexive) to put oneself
- No te pongas en peligro. ― Do not put yourself in harm's way.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (put): colocar, meter
- (name): nombrar, bautizar
- (nickname): apodar
- (of a heavenly body): meter
- (contribute): contribuir con, cooperar con, aportar, mocharse con
Antonyms
- (put): quitar
- (designate): quitar, deponer
- (contribute): quitar, retirar; negar
- (of a heavenly body): salir
Derived terms
- a rey muerto, rey puesto
- de quita y pon
- poner a caldo
- poner a parir
- poner a prueba
- poner al día (“to update, to bring up to date”)
- poner al tanto
- poner alguien en su sitio
- poner coto
- poner de manifiesto
- poner de patitas en la calle
- poner de relieve
- poner el acento
- poner el broche de oro
- poner el gorro
- poner en evidencia
- poner en tela de juicio
- poner la mente
- poner la mira en
- poner la pelota en juego
- poner los cuernos
- poner los ojos en blanco
- poner los pies en polvorosa
- poner por las nubes
- poner toda la carne en el asador
- poner verde
- ponerle el cascabel al gato
- ponerse al día (“to catch up on”)
- ponerse de pie
- ponerse el mundo por montera
- ponerse en contacto con (“to contact, to get in touch with”)
- ponerse las botas
- ponerse las pilas
- ponerse palote
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “poner”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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