ponerse a

to start; to begin

→ poner

phrase Very common #1,565

to start; to begin Used before an infinitive to say that someone starts doing something: ponerse a + infinitive. It often expresses the moment of beginning an action, as in ponerse a trabajar, ponerse a llorar, or ponerse a pensar.

SP: A veces cuesta ponerse a estudiar después de cenar.

EN: Sometimes it is hard to start studying after dinner.