Pusiera (en. Put)

/pu'sjeɾa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Indicates the action of placing or situating something in a specific location.

If I could, I would have put dinner on the table for you.

Si pudiera, te pusiera la cena en la mesa.

It is used in hypothetical connotations or wishes.

I wish you would pay attention to me during class.

Ojalá que me pusiera atención durante la clase.

Expresses an action in the past that did not take place.

If I had known, I would have provided you with the help you needed.

Si hubiera sabido, te pusiera la ayuda que necesitabas.

Derives from the verb 'poner', which comes from the Latin 'ponere'.

put the cards on the table

To openly express intentions or situations.

pusiera las cartas sobre la mesa

poner

A verb that implies placing something in a location.

poner

colocar

To situate or put something in a specific place.

colocar

situar

To locate in a determined space.

situar

It is used in informal situations to refer to having put something in a specific place.

When I arrived, everything had already been put in its place.

Cuando llegué, ya había pusiera todo en su lugar.

It can be used in a figurative sense when someone finds themselves in a complicated situation.

I found myself in a bind with his question.

Me pusiera en un aprieto con su pregunta.