Is poner more common than meter?
Meter vs poner
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molly d.Kwiziq community member
Meter vs poner
This question relates to:Spanish vocab and grammar list "List of Spanish regular -er verbs in the present tense"
Asked 4 years ago
Hola Molly
They are both common. Poner is used for a more general meaning of "to put" [something somewhere] and "meter" is used for "putting something inside something":
Metí la ropa en el armario/Puse la ropa en el armario.
I put the clothes in the wardrobe.
I put the clothes in the wardrobe.
If it we are talking about putting something on something (not in), then we can only use "poner".
Meter is used when putting something "inside".
I hope this clarified things.
Saludos
Inma
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