To put in Spanish
To put in Spanish is poner (poh-NEHR).
- Spanish
- poner
- Say it
- poh-NEHR
- Present tense
- pongo · pones · pone (yo · tú · él / ella)
- Conjugation
- See all five tenses and practise
- Note
- Ponerse, to put on (clothes).
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The most common Spanish verbs
The other words in step 1 of Common Spanish Verbs.
- serto be (what something is) · SEHR
- estarto be (how or where) · ehs-TAR
- tenerto have · teh-NEHR
- haberto have (helper verb) · ah-BEHR
- hacerto do, to make · ah-SEHR
- irto go · EER
- podercan, to be able to · poh-DEHR
- decirto say · deh-SEER
- quererto want · keh-REHR
- saberto know (facts) · sah-BEHR
- conocerto know (people, places) · koh-noh-SEHR
- darto give · DAR
- verto see · BEHR
- venirto come · beh-NEER
Questions about poner
How do you say to put in Spanish?
To put in Spanish is poner. Ponerse, to put on (clothes).
How do you pronounce poner?
Say it poh-NEHR. The syllable in capitals is stressed: NEHR. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
How do you conjugate poner in the present tense?
For yo, tú and él / ella: pongo, pones, pone.
What does poner mean in English?
In English, poner means to put.
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