poner

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin pōnere, present active infinitive of pōnō.

Verb

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poner

  1. to put

Conjugation

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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

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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poner

  1. to put

Conjugation

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    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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin pōnere (whence English post and position), from Proto-Italic *pozinō. Compare Portuguese pôr and Romanian pune.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poˈneɾ/ [poˈneɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: po‧ner

Verb

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poner (first-person singular present pongo, first-person singular preterite puse, past participle puesto)

  1. (transitive, reflexive or non-reflexive) to put, to put up, to place, to lay
    Synonyms: colocar, meter
    Antonym: quitar
    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)
    Antonyms: quitar, deponer
  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 say, to read (statement: indicate in written form)
    Synonym: decir
    El letrero pone que está prohibido fumar.
    The sign says smoking is not allowed.
  8. (transitive) to name, to give a nickname
    Synonyms: nombrar, bautizar, apodar
    Le voy a poner Rodrigo.
    I will name him Rodrigo.
  9. (transitive) to bring (e.g. to bring online, to bring order to, to bring up to speed or date, to bring to light)
  10. (transitive) to lay (e.g. to lay eggs, lay the foundation or groundwork)
  11. (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.
  12. (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.
  13. (transitive) to call (in certain phrases; e.g. to call into question, call into doubt, call somebody's bluff)
  14. (transitive) to pay (attention)
  15. (transitive) to draw (e.g. to draw a line or set up a boundary)
  16. (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)
  17. (Mexico, slang, transitive) to contribute; to bring
    Synonyms: contribuir con, cooperar con, aportar, mocharse con
    Antonyms: quitar, retirar, negar
    Carlos pone la casa, yo pongo los refrescos.
    Carlos contributes his house, I contribute beverages.
  18. (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.
  19. (Spain, colloquial, transitive) to turn on, make horny
    Me pones mucho.
    You really turn me on.
  20. (reflexive) to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements)
    Me puse las gafas.
    I put on my glasses.
  21. (reflexive) to get
    ¡Ponte pillo! / ¡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.
  22. (reflexive) (of a heavenly body) to set (i.e., to sink beneath the horizon)
    Synonym: meter
    Antonym: salir
    ¿A qué hora se pone el sol?
    What time does the sun set?
  23. (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.)
    Synonyms: hacerse, volverse, convertirse
    Se pone agresiva cuando alguien la toca.
    She gets aggressive when anyone touches her.
    Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta.
    He got very sick after eating the rotten food.
    El jamón se puso seco.
    The ham turned dry.
    Ponte guapa para la fiesta.
    Smarten up for the party.
  24. (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.
    Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto.
    He began telling us about the things he had seen.
    Me pondré con ello inmediatamente.
    I'll get on it right away.
  25. (reflexive) to put oneself
    No te pongas en peligro.
    Do not put yourself in harm's way.

Usage notes

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  • ponerse in the sense of to become is used to indicate changes in physical condition, appearance, or mood (voluntary or involuntary) which are usually short-lived.
  • The form of ponerse a is followed by an infinitive verb form.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of poner (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive poner
gerund poniendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular puesto puesta
plural puestos puestas
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 pongo ponestú
ponésvos 		pone ponemos ponéis ponen
imperfect ponía ponías ponía poníamos poníais ponían
preterite puse pusiste puso pusimos pusisteis pusieron
future pondré pondrás pondrá pondremos pondréis pondrán
conditional pondría pondrías pondría pondríamos pondríais pondrían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present ponga pongastú
pongásvos2 		ponga pongamos pongáis pongan
imperfect
(ra) 		pusiera pusieras pusiera pusiéramos pusierais pusieran
imperfect
(se) 		pusiese pusieses pusiese pusiésemos pusieseis pusiesen
future1 pusiere pusieres pusiere pusiéremos pusiereis pusieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative pontú
ponévos 		ponga pongamos poned pongan
negative no pongas no ponga no pongamos no pongáis no pongan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of poner (irregular)

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 poner
dative ponerme ponerte ponerle, ponerse ponernos poneros ponerles, ponerse
accusative ponerme ponerte ponerlo, ponerla, ponerse ponernos poneros ponerlos, ponerlas, ponerse
with gerund poniendo
dative poniéndome poniéndote poniéndole, poniéndose poniéndonos poniéndoos poniéndoles, poniéndose
accusative poniéndome poniéndote poniéndolo, poniéndola, poniéndose poniéndonos poniéndoos poniéndolos, poniéndolas, poniéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative pon
dative ponme ponte ponle ponnos not used ponles
accusative ponme ponte ponlo, ponla ponnos not used ponlos, ponlas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative poné
dative poneme ponete ponele ponenos not used poneles
accusative poneme ponete ponelo, ponela ponenos not used ponelos, ponelas
with formal second-person singular imperative ponga
dative póngame not used póngale, póngase pónganos not used póngales
accusative póngame not used póngalo, póngala, póngase pónganos not used póngalos, póngalas
with first-person plural imperative pongamos
dative not used pongámoste pongámosle pongámonos pongámoos pongámosles
accusative not used pongámoste pongámoslo, pongámosla pongámonos pongámoos pongámoslos, pongámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative poned
dative ponedme not used ponedle ponednos poneos ponedles
accusative ponedme not used ponedlo, ponedla ponednos poneos ponedlos, ponedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pongan
dative pónganme not used pónganle póngannos not used pónganles, pónganse
accusative pónganme not used pónganlo, pónganla póngannos not used pónganlos, pónganlas, pónganse
    Conjugation of ponerse (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive ponerse
gerund poniéndose
past participle masculine feminine
singular puesto puesta
plural puestos puestas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
personal non-finite yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
infinitive ponerme ponerte ponerse ponernos poneros ponerse
gerund poniéndome poniéndote poniéndose poniéndonos poniéndoos poniéndose
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me pongo te ponestú
te ponésvos 		se pone nos ponemos os ponéis se ponen
imperfect me ponía te ponías se ponía nos poníamos os poníais se ponían
preterite me puse te pusiste se puso nos pusimos os pusisteis se pusieron
future me pondré te pondrás se pondrá nos pondremos os pondréis se pondrán
conditional me pondría te pondrías se pondría nos pondríamos os pondríais se pondrían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me ponga te pongastú
te pongásvos2 		se ponga nos pongamos os pongáis se pongan
imperfect
(ra) 		me pusiera te pusieras se pusiera nos pusiéramos os pusierais se pusieran
imperfect
(se) 		me pusiese te pusieses se pusiese nos pusiésemos os pusieseis se pusiesen
future1 me pusiere te pusieres se pusiere nos pusiéremos os pusiereis se pusieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative pontetú
ponetevos 		póngase pongámonos poneos pónganse
negative no te pongas no se ponga no nos pongamos no os pongáis no se pongan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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