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llevarte

lyeh-VAR-tehʎeˈβaɾte

“llevarte” means “to take you” in Spanish. It has 2 different meanings depending on context:

to take youA1

transporting or accompanying someone

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to handle youB2

managing someone's personality or behavior

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to take you, to drive youAlso: to carry you

A1regular ar
A tall, friendly adult holding the hand of a small child, leading them along a sunny path, symbolizing the act of transporting or accompanying someone.
infinitivellevar
gerundllevando
past Participlellevado

📝 In Action

¿Quieres que vaya a buscarte y pueda llevarte a casa?

A1

Do you want me to come pick you up and be able to take you home?

Mi hermano quiere llevarte al concierto este fin de semana.

A2

My brother wants to take you to the concert this weekend.

No te preocupes por el equipaje; vamos a llevarte todas las maletas.

B1

Don't worry about the luggage; we are going to carry all the suitcases for you.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • transportarte (to transport you)
  • acompañarte (to accompany you)

Common Collocations

  • poder llevarte – to be able to take you
  • querer llevarte – to want to take you

to handle you, to cope with youAlso: to deal with you

B2pronominal context arinformal
A person is skillfully holding the rope attached to a large, playful kite that is dipping and swaying strongly in the wind, illustrating the difficulty of managing or handling something difficult.
infinitivellevarse
gerundllevándose
past Participlellevado

📝 In Action

Es difícil llevarte cuando estás tan estresado.

B2

It is difficult to handle you when you are so stressed.

No sé cómo hacer para llevarte bien con tu jefe.

C1

I don't know how to manage to get you along well with your boss.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • aguantarte (to put up with you)
  • gestionarte (to manage you)

Indicative

Present

yollevo
túllevas
él/ella/ustedlleva
nosotrosllevamos
vosotroslleváis
ellos/ellas/ustedesllevan

Imperfect

yollevaba
túllevabas
él/ella/ustedllevaba
nosotrosllevábamos
vosotrosllevabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesllevaban

Preterite

yollevé
túllevaste
él/ella/ustedllevó
nosotrosllevamos
vosotrosllevasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesllevaron

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yolleve
túlleves
él/ella/ustedlleve
nosotrosllevemos
vosotrosllevéis
ellos/ellas/ustedeslleven

Imperfect Subjunctive

yollevara/llevase
túllevaras/llevases
él/ella/ustedllevara/llevase
nosotroslleváramos/llevásemos
vosotrosllevarais/llevaseis
ellos/ellas/ustedesllevaran/llevasen
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Quick Quiz: llevarte

Question 1 of 2

Which sentence uses 'llevarte' in the sense of 'to handle or cope with you' (related to temperament)?

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👥 Word Family
llevar(to carry, to take) — Verb
llevadero(bearable, manageable) — Adjective
te(you (object pronoun)) — Pronoun
🎵 Rhymes
cantartedarte
📚 Etymology

The base verb *llevar* comes from the Latin verb *levare*, meaning 'to lift' or 'to raise.' Over time, its meaning expanded to include 'to carry' and 'to transport.' The pronoun 'te' comes directly from the Latin object pronoun *te* (you).

First recorded: Medieval Spanish (as *llevar*)

Cognates (Related words)

Portuguese: levarFrench: lever

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'llevarte' the same as 'traerte'?

No. *Llevarte* means 'to take you away' (movement away from the speaker). *Traerte* means 'to bring you' (movement toward the speaker). Think of *llevar* like 'go' and *traer* like 'come'.

What is the difference between 'llevarte' and 'llevarme'?

The difference is who is being taken. *Llevarte* means 'to take you' (the person you are speaking to). *Llevarme* means 'to take me' (the speaker).