"He puts it on the table."

Translation: Il le met sur la table.

[VladaTop]

Why can't it be "Il la met sur la table"? What if "it" was "l'assiette".

[georgeoftruth]

That is now accepted. Thanks.

[duogm]

why not "il met ca sur la table"?

[Kas334864]

"Ca" is not a word in French. Did you mean "ça"?

[Karuna8063]

Confused again by pull down translations. It shows "met" as meaning "put on" so I wrote "Il le met au table". But wrong cause duolingo wanted "sur" (and no "au"). Is that like saying " he puts it on on the table"?? Or doesn't "met" mean "put on", but in this case just "puts"?

[georgeoftruth]

There's a difference between "to put on" (to wear) and "to put" (or to place) something on a location. The first "on" is part of the verb, which is used mostly with clothing and accessories. The other "on" is a preposition of place.

In French, the verb "mettre" can convey the meaning of both.

• Il met la veste = He puts on (wears) the jacket.
• Il met la veste sur la table. = He puts (places) the jacket on the table.

Some notes about the other words you used:

• "La table" is feminine. So "au table" is grammatically incorrect. It should at least be "à la table."
• The preposition "à" usually means "at" or "to." In general, you should use "sur" for "on" something or "on top of" something.
• Things that are on the table are "sur la table." Like that famous kitchenware retail store in the US: Sur La Table