Arshak G.
asked 02/27/14Contesta la pregunta con un mandato usando la forma de ustedes. Usa pronombres en la respuesta. ¿Vamos a poner la cebolla? No, ________ .
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Donna L. answered 12/23/14
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Melissa P. answered 03/08/14
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Roberto C. answered 09/06/25
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No, no se la pongan.
No, no la pongan
Alicia D. answered 09/29/21
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My answer:
¿Vamos a poner la cebolla? : Are we going to put the onion in?
¡No, no la pongan! : No, don't put it in!
The problem asks to use a negative command with the form of "ustedes", and a pronoun; therefore my phrase: ¡No, no la pongan! shows the use of double negative for emphasis, plus, a direct complement pronoun "la" replacing onion, and the verb poner in the "ustedes" form.
In terms of meaning, this negative command may imply an inference at the same time right afterwards.
For example:
¡No, no la pongan! Deben picar y lavar la cebolla antes de ponerla en la ensalada. Meaning: No, don't put it in! You should cut and wash the onion before putting it in the salad.
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Deborah J. answered 12/10/20
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The answer is: No, no la pongan.
Andrea D. answered 06/08/20
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"No, no la pongan." This is the proper response to the question.
In the ustedes form, we use the yo conjugation of the verb as the base. In this example, the -er verb "poner" changes to "pongo" (it is a "yo-go" verb). Then, we drop the ending vowel "-o" and replace it with the -ar conjugation of ustedes, "-an". The answer translates to, "Don't put it!" We put the direct object pronoun "la" (which replaces "cebolla") in front of the verb. Lastly, as always with commands, we can add exclamation points for effect. "¡No, no la pongan!"
Clara G. answered 04/11/20
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1.No, no vayan a poner la cebolla.
2.No, no la vayan a poner.
3.No, no pongan la cebolla.
4.No, no la pongan.
Answers 1 and 2 retain the near future structure, and thus conjugate the verb "IR" into the 3rd person plural, imperative/command form. Answers 3-4 omit the near future structure, and conjugate the verb, "poner".
Also, answer 2 and 4 contain the direct object pronoun, "la". When using direct object pronouns with negative commands, they must be placed before the first conjugated verb. If the answer had been affirmative, then the direct object pronoun could have been placed before the first conjugated or at the end of the infinitive.
The 3rd person imperative/command is formed by using the first person, yo form, and omitting the -o. Step 2 is to use "en" for -ar verbs, and for --ir/-er verbs use an.Think of this as a Vowell crossover.
In this particular question, we have the Verb "Ir", in the question it is in the first person plural, present tense, "vamos". However, since Ir is irregular, vay is the stem form. Unfortunately, irregulars must be committed to memory. Remember that the higher frequency verbs tend to have more irregular forms.
The 3rd person plural of ir= Vay+an--> Vayan
The 3rd person plural of poner- Pong +an --> pongan
No la pongan. The direct object pronoun and the indirect object pronoun are placed in front of the negative command and after the negative particle, whereas they are placed attached to the verb when it is affirmative. Apart from that, the formal command of ustedes is formed by taking the root of the first person singular of the present simple of indicative, dropping the -o at the end and adding -en or -an depending on whether the infinitive ends in -ar or -er/ir. This is important because this way you keep the root with all the irregularities of the present simple of indicative.
Inigo G. answered 03/01/20
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"No, no la pongan" is the correct answer.
The answer needs to be in ustedes imperative form, which is second person plural, formal. We conjugate the verb poner as the third person plural of the present subjunctive to get the imperative, which is pongan. We could add the subject pronoun, which would be correct but not that natural ("no, ustedes no la pongan" or "no, no la pongan ustedes"). Since we are required to use a pronoun, "la" would replace "la cebolla" as the direct object, which goes in front of the verb (as opposed to attached to the end of the verb, which we would do in an affirmative command, "ustedes pónganla").
Hortensia C. answered 03/01/20
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PARA y POR
La preposición "para" designa el lugar a donde se dirige la persona o cosa. Ejemplo;
El médico dio instrucciones para que el chofer lo llevara a ver a los enfermos.
La preposición "para" indica tiempo o plazo determinado. Ejemplo:
Para junio tendremos nuestra asamblea en este mismo lugar.
La preposición "para" indica el destino que se da a las cosas. Ejemplo:
Cuando mi mamá murió había dinero para sus gastos de entierro y para otros gastos menores.
La preposición "para" muestra el fin que nos proponemos con nuestras acciones. Ejemplo:
Él quitó la cortina de la ventana para tener más luz.
La preposición "por" designa lugar indeterminado. Ejemplo:
Una nueva guerra civil iniciada en el estado del Cauca estaba enfocándose por las provincias del Caribe.
La preposición "por" expresa tiempo apropiado. Ejemplo:
Yo nunca estudio por la mañana, sino por ls noche, porque tengo más tiempo.
La preposición "por" indica el fin u objeto de lo que se propone realizar. Ejemplo:
...y un ciervo joven que se asomaba por la ventana ansioso por comerse lo que estaba sobre la mesa.
La preposición "por" señala el modo o el medio de hacer las cosas. Ejemplo:
Pedro era un buen lector de las revistas que le llegaban por correo.
La preposición "por" da la causa o motivo. Ejemplo:
Los tres caballeros que tenían nombres romanos se pelearon entre sí por el amor de una mujer llamada Madelina.
Virginia K. answered 09/14/19
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“¿Vamos a poner la cebolla?” In order to answer this question with a command in the plural formal “you” pronoun, Uds., and using the correct pronoun, the response should be “No, no la pongan.” In this case, the singular feminine pronoun ‘la’ replaces ‘cebolla’, and it is not necessary to use the subject pronoun ‘ustedes’ as it is clearly expressed in the verb conjugation ‘pongan’. The question asks “are we going to put the onion?” And an appropriate answer could very well be “no, we are not going to put an onion”, however the instructions called for use of the ‘ustedes’ command in the answer. Fun fact: the plural INformal voice, or ‘vosotros’, (as opposed to the plural formal voice, ustedes,) is not often used outside of Spain and many fully fluent heritage speakers of Spanish are not familiar with or accustomed to its use. Therefore, it is very possible that the person replying to this burning question about the onion is indeed addressing a group of people with whom she is very familiar, but if she’s from a country other than Spain, she would ONLY use the plural formal voice. One more fun fact: onions are delicious! I think the answer to the onion question should always be “Por su puesto, ponganlas!”, (of course put them) depending of course on what we are cooking. Final fun fact: in the above response, you must attach the pronoun to the end of the command when it is an affirmative, and I cannot figure out how to insert the accent above the ‘o’ on my iPad. Thank you.
Subject: ustedes.
Verb: poner)
Direct object: cebolla. Direct object pronoun: la (it will be placed before the conjugated verb)
Imperative for USTEDES - PONER: PONGAN
Remember: Start with the present YO form, drop the "o" and add the opposite ending of USTEDES present tense: pong + an
ANSWER: NO, no la pongan.
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Lourdes M. answered 08/19/19
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No, no se la pongan ( se=les=ustedes ,la=cebolla)
Jasmine E. answered 08/07/19
Experienced Spanish Teacher and Tutor
“No, no van a ponerla.”
This is incorrect because (ir conjugated + a + an infinitive) it is actually periphrastic future.
The instructions ask for the formal, plural, imperative form of poner and the use of a pronoun in place of cebolla.
”No, no la pongan.”
This is correct because poner is conjugated to meet all 3 criteria and “la” is the pronoun that matches cebolla in gender and number.
Rolando T. answered 04/04/19
Native Spanish Speaker with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering
I think it should be "No, no la pongan ustedes." because the question says "Contesta con un MANDATO (pongan) usando la forma de USTEDES (-gan es la terminacion al conjugar el verbo en imperativo" y ademas USA el PRONOMBRE en la respuesta (ustedes).
Maria L. answered 04/16/15
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Caroline L.
you can say: No, ustedes no pongan la cebolla08/16/19
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Alina R. answered 04/02/14
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- No, no van a ponerla.
- No, no la van a poner.
Gladys S. answered 03/29/14
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Adriana M. answered 03/04/14
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Alissa G.
I agree that "echar" is a better verb. But spelled without the H, no?01/21/19
Caroline L.
Yes, "echar" goes without the H - this word is less formal and it will also depend who are you talking to as far as cultural background and what word is mostly used in that country08/16/19
Lourdes M.
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Daniel D.
The right answer is: No, no la pongan.10/29/20