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Pondré la máquina automática encima de la mesa.

Pondré la máquina automática encima de la mesa.
I will put the automatic machine on top of the table.
From Lesson 124:The irregular future tense (tendr-, har-, podr-...)·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Pondré la máquina automática encima de la mesa.

la mesa
the table
poner
to put
encima de
on top of
la máquina
machine
automático
automatic

Questions & Answers about Pondré la máquina automática encima de la mesa.

Why is the verb pondré instead of "poneré"?
Poner (to put) has an irregular stem in the future tense. Instead of taking the full infinitive and adding an ending, the stem changes to pondr-. You then add the regular "yo" (I) future ending -é to get pondré (I will put).
Could I just say en la mesa instead of encima de la mesa?
Yes, you could! En means "on" or "in" and works perfectly well here. However, encima de specifically means "on top of," which emphasizes exactly where the machine is placed.
Why does automática end in an -a?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because máquina (machine) is a feminine noun, the adjective changes its ending to match, becoming automática.
Both máquina and automática have written accents. Why are they there?
These accent marks tell you exactly where to put the stress when speaking. Words that end in a vowel naturally stress the second-to-last syllable. Since the stress in máquina and automática falls on an earlier syllable, the written accent is required to break the normal rule.

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