{"id":5757,"date":"2012-10-13T20:11:42","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T00:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=5757"},"modified":"2014-07-15T14:59:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T18:59:28","slug":"how-to-use-the-verb-poner-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/how-to-use-the-verb-poner-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the verb “poner” in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

The verb poner<\/strong> (to put) is widely used and in today’s post let’s learn its basic meanings.<\/p>\n

Poner<\/strong> means basically to put, to place something somewhere.<\/p>\n

\u00bfD\u00f3nde has puesto las llave del coche? – Where have you put the car keys?
\nTodav\u00eda no s\u00e9 d\u00f3nde voy a poner ese cuadro. – I still don’t know where I’m going to put that picture.
\nPon agua a la sopa pues est\u00e1 muy gruesa. – Add water to the soup because it’s too thick.
\nLa gallina puso huevos anoche. – The hen laid eggs last night.<\/p>\n

It can also means “to invest”:<\/p>\n

\u00bfCu\u00e1nto pusiste en el juego? – How much did you gamble?
\nTendremos que poner 300.000 euros en este negocio. – We’ll have to invest 30,000 euros in thsi business.<\/p>\n

Poner<\/strong> also expresses the idea of changing an aspect of something, someone’s attitude, mood or status.<\/p>\n

Vamos a poner fin a esta situaci\u00f3n. – Let’s put an end to this situation.
\nSi quieres salir, pon el coche en rev\u00e9s. – If you want to leave, put the car in reverse.
\nLo que dijo me puso en un aprieto. – What he said put me in a fix.
\nDespertarme muy temprano me pone de muy mal humor. – Waking up too early puts me in a bad mood.
\n\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 vas a poner tu casa en venta? – Why are you putting your house up for sale?
\nNo pongas mala cara a causa de eso. – Don’t make a long face because of that.<\/p>\n

We use poner<\/strong> when we say what is in the movies or at a theater:<\/p>\n

Hoy ponen una peli de horror en la tele. – They’re showing a horror movie on TV.
\nSi vas al teatro tienes que saber qu\u00e9 pondr\u00e1n. – If you’re going to the theater you have to know what they’re showing.
\nPon la tele que va a empezar el noticiero. – Turn the TV on because the news is about to start.<\/p>\n

Check out how it is used in its reflexive form:<\/p>\n

Se puso de barro hasta los muslos. – He had mud up to his thighs.
\nSe puso morado de caramelos. – He pigged out on candies.
\nSe puso muy nervioso antes de la entrevista. – He got very nervous before the interview.
\n\u00bfA qu\u00e9 hora se pone el sol? – What time does the sun set?
\nSi te pones, seguro que tendr\u00e1s \u00e9xito. – If you try hard, I’m sure you’ll be successful.
\nTengo que ponerme las gafas antes de leer. – I have to put my glasse on before reading.
\nMe puse muy triste cuando escuch\u00e9 la noticia de que se hab\u00eda muerto. – I got very sad when I heard the news that he had died.
\nSe puso rojo de rabia. – He was red with anger.
\nSe puso a leer cuando lleg\u00f3 a casa. – He started reading when he got home.<\/p>\n

This is it for today! Nos vemos prontito.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The verb poner (to put) is widely used and in today’s post let’s learn its basic meanings. Poner means basically to put, to place something somewhere. \u00bfD\u00f3nde has puesto las llave del coche? – Where have you put the car keys? Todav\u00eda no s\u00e9 d\u00f3nde voy a poner ese cuadro. – I still don’t know…<\/p>\n

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