Pon una cucharada de miel en el yogur natural.

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Breakdown of Pon una cucharada de miel en el yogur natural.

• en: in
• de: of
• poner: to put

Questions & Answers about Pon una cucharada de miel en el yogur natural.

Why does the sentence start with pon and not pone or pones?

Pon is the informal singular command form of the verb poner (to put).

So:

• pones = you put / you are putting
• pone = he/she puts or formal you put
• pon = put! when speaking to one person informally

This sentence is giving an instruction, like in a recipe or to a friend:

• Pon una cucharada de miel... = Put a spoonful of honey...

If you wanted the formal command, you would say:

• Ponga una cucharada de miel...

If you wanted the command for more than one person in Spain:

• Poned una cucharada de miel...

Is pon a regular imperative form?