Ponerle vs poner en

Question

What is the difference between these phrases? I've seen both used in similar situations.

Like for example in cooking for "I'm going to put pepper on the taco"

Couldn't be "voy a poner pimienta en el taco"

Or

"Le voy a poner pimienta al taco"

Are both interchangeable and mean the same thing or are they different?

Answer 1

Le voy a poner pimienta al taco,. or
Voy a ponerle pimienta al taco.
or
Voy a poner pimienta al taco.

are in my opinion almost interchangeable. I would prefer not to say "en el taco" but I think some people would use it and of course it would be understood.

De acuerdo, Polenta. - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Jul 19, 2017

Answer 2

Yo diría "al taco", aunque no creo que sea de mala forma usar "en el taco". "Voy a poner pimïenta al taco", "Le voy a poner pimienta", "Se lo pondré pimienta. "Le" se usa en vez de "lo" por ser objeto indirecto (segundo ejemplo).

Y una pregunta para ti: ¿De veras querias escribir "pimienta", o querías decir "chile/ají"?

Answer 3

Hello!

This link from wordreference might be pertinent to this subject. ponerle/poner en, meter en/meterle

Hope this helps.

Regards!