The definition of “on the table” was given as “en la mesa”, but when when we were asked to translate “trying to find the money I left on the table” the answer “tratando de encontrar el dinero que deje sobre la mesa”. I find this sort of thing really frustrating tbh. Are they both correct?
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Yes, they’re both correct. “En” is used in a very casual way and covers a lot of in/on situations. “Sobre” is just being a bit more specific, and you could also say "encima de " which again means the same thing - but a bit more “on top of”, so I use it more when there is a bit of height involved.
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