No. 13,286 in Spanish
puestas
"Puestas" means "placed" or "set."
In a sentence
Las sillas están puestas en orden en la sala.
The chairs are arranged in order in the room.
Here, 'puestas' is a participle used as an adjective indicating the arrangement or position of the chairs.
Ellas hablaron de las puestas de sol que vieron en sus vacaciones.
They talked about the sunsets they saw on their vacation.
In this context, 'puestas' is part of the noun phrase 'puestas de sol', meaning sunsets. It describes the phenomena associated with the setting of the sun.
Las apuestas están puestas sobre la mesa para el juego.
The bets are placed on the table for the game.
Here, 'puestas' is used in a reflexive construction to indicate that the action of placing the bets has been completed (passive meaning).
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