"Ellos ponen el pan en la mesa."
Translation:They put the bread on the table.
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When is the use of "en" appropriate, versus the use of "sobre"? Thank you in advance.
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I've noticed that Duo translates "en la mesa" as "on the table", and "sobre la mesa" as "on top of the table".
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guess it's like when you say you went "on" a roller coaster ride? but in reality you went "in" it? interchangeable words but on is said more commonly in the situation I presented so it sounds better?
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Can this 'bread' figuratively refer to being the earner in the household, as in breadwinner in English?
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Yeah, I was thinking the Spanish "pan" is used in this sentence the same way the English "bacon" would be used in "Someone's got to put the bacon on the table".
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me too. i immediately thought of that when i translated it in my head. i wonder if it can.
That would be: "Ellos están poniendo pan en la mesa."
- ponen = they put (simple present)
- están poniendo = they are putting (present participle)
- pan = bread (unspecific)
- el pan = the bread (specific)
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I wonder the same thing. I understand that the article is common Spanish (right?), but it may or may not be in English. No one would question it one way or the other as a translation, but check me if I'm wrong.
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That is why I am here, trying to find out why that is wrong. Use of the articles is giving me a lot of trouble. When to used it in Spanish and when to translate it top English. I also left out "the" in front of "bread", and was counted wrong.
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leona- In Spanish, if the sentence says they put pan on the table, it's some bread, no quantity defined. for el pan, it's a specific bread, maybe the one they cooked
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thebrennagade- In this case when there,s the article, it's because it's a specific bread, if you omit the article it's like saying that they put some bread, which means it could be any kind of bread.
When I clicked on the word ponen, it gave me the definitions of "take", "mail", and "say"; there was no mention of "put" or "place".
Why does "They put bread out on the table" not work? It says "out" should be removed, but I don't understand why
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we need "they" to put the bread on the table, not one person. Get the construction crew in here, Jimmy. We got a bread situation on our hands.
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It should be ...put the bread onto the table. Onto is used when there is action. On would be used to say "the bread is on the table"
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You don't need to say 'onto' here. 'On' is perfectly correct in this context.
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'En' se puede traducir a 'in' o 'on' según contexto. Aquí la palabra 'on' se traduce a 'en'.
