Inklingo

llevarte

lyeh-VAR-teh/ʎeˈβaɾte/

to take you, to drive you

Also: to carry you
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 llevarteto be able to take you
  • querer llevarteto want to take you

to handle you, to cope with you

Also: to deal with you
Verb (Infinitive + Pronoun)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)

🔄 Conjugations

indicative

present

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

imperfect

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

preterite

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

subjunctive

present

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

imperfect

él/ella/ustedllevara/llevase
yollevara/llevase
llevaras/llevases
ellos/ellas/ustedesllevaran/llevasen
nosotroslleváramos/llevásemos
vosotrosllevarais/llevaseis

✏️ Quick Practice

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
🎵 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).