From love songs to wedding rings — all comes from one verb: ‘poner’! / 5 minutes of Spanish (English version) + Podcast

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In these 5 minutes of Spanish, we're going to continue with verbs that come from poner. 

Last week we saw many examples of “reponer”: 
Today we're going to look at three commonly used derivatives: componer, descomponer, and proponer

1. Compose / Componer
Means to create or arrange

  • El poeta compuso un poema. (The poet composed a poem)
  • Mi hermano compuso la bicicleta. (My brother repaired the bike)
También se usa para hablar de la composición de algo:It is also used to talk about the composition of something:
  • El agua se compone de oxígeno e hidrógeno. (Water is composed of oxygen and hydrogen)
  • Repite: Me gusta mucho componer poemas
2. Descomponer /descompose
Es lo contrario: romper, separar o pudrirse.It s the opposite: break down, separate, rot
  • El pescado se descompone si lo dejas fuera del refrigerador. (The fish decomposes if you leave it out of the fridge). 
  • El coche se descompuso en la carretera. (The car broke down on the road)
  • Repite: Odio cuando todos los electrodomésticos se descomponen
3. Proponer
Significa sugerir o recomendar.It means to suggest or recommend.
  • Te propongo ir al cine mañana. (I propose going to the movies tomorrow)
  • A María la propusieron como jefa. (Maria was proposed as boss)
  • Se puede proponer matrimonio y allí dices: ¿te casarías conmigo? Y normalmente se regala un anillo.
  • La mujer también puede proponer matrimonio, no es solo el hombre.
  • Proponer matrimonio- propose marriage
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  • Repite: Juan le propuso matrimonio a María

As you can see, with just one base verb—poner—many others with different meanings are formed. 

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