乗せる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 乗せる is read のせる and means putting a person or load onto a vehicle or vessel.
• Basic usage: It distinguishes giving a friend a ride in a car from loading luggage onto a boat.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Giving a person a ride
  • 友達を車に乗せる means taking a friend in the car for the trip.
• Loading luggage
  • 荷物を船に乗せて describes loading luggage onto the boat before the next action.