poner

See also: poñer

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin pōnere, present active infinitive of pōnō.

Verb

poner

to put

Conjugation

Conjugation of poner

person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
infinitive		poner
gerundive		poniendo
participle		m puestu, f puesta, n puesto, m pl puestos, f pl puestes
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
subjunctive	preterite imperfect	punxera/punxere	punxeras/punxeres	punxera/punxere	punxéramos/punxéremos	punxerais/punxereis	punxeran/punxeren
potential	future	pondré	pondrás	pondrá	pondremos	pondréis	pondrán
potential	conditional	pondría	pondríes	pondría	pondríamos/pondríemos	pondríais/pondríeis	pondríen
imperative			pon			ponéi

Interlingua

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poˈner/

Verb

poner

to put

Conjugation

Conjugation of poner

participle		present	perfect
infinitive		poner
participle		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

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

(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.
(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)
Antonyms: quitar, deponer
(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 say, to read (statement: indicate in written form)
Synonym: decir

El letrero pone que está prohibido fumar.
The sign says smoking is not allowed.
(transitive) to name, to give a nickname
Synonyms: nombrar, bautizar, apodar

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
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.
(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.
(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)
Me puse las gafas.
I put on my glasses.
(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.
(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?
(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.
(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.
(reflexive) to put oneself
No te pongas en peligro.
Do not put yourself in harm's way.

Usage notes

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

Conjugation of poner (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			poner
gerund			poniendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		puesto		puesta
		plural		puestos		puestas
		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	pones^{^tú} ponés^{^vos}	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	pongas^{^tú} pongás^{^vos²}	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		pon^{^tú} poné^{^vos}	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)

		singular			plural
infinitive			ponerse
gerund			poniéndose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		puesto		puesta
		plural		puestos		puestas
		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 pones^{^tú} te ponés^{^vos}	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 pongas^{^tú} te pongás^{^vos²}	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		ponte^{^tú} ponete^{^vos}	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.

poner

Contents

Asturian

Etymology

Verb

Conjugation

Interlingua

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Usage notes

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Further reading