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transportar

trahns-por-TAR/tɾansporˈtar/

to transport

Also: to carry, to haul
VerbA2regular ar
A large colorful truck driving down a road carrying boxes.
gerundtransportando
past Participletransportado
infinitivetransportar

📝 In Action

El camión transporta la fruta al mercado cada mañana.

A1

The truck transports the fruit to the market every morning.

Necesitamos un barco más grande para transportar todos estos contenedores.

A2

We need a bigger ship to transport all these containers.

Es difícil transportar a tanta gente en un solo autobús.

B1

It is difficult to transport so many people in a single bus.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • transporte público – public transportation
  • medio de transporte – means of transport

to transport

Also: to carry away
VerbB2regular ar
A child sitting on a rug, eyes closed, with a vivid tropical jungle appearing around them.
gerundtransportando
past Participletransportado
infinitivetransportar

📝 In Action

Esta música me transporta a mi infancia.

B1

This music transports me back to my childhood.

La novela transporta al lector al siglo XVIII.

B2

The novel transports the reader to the 18th century.

Se dejó transportar por la emoción del momento.

C1

He let himself be carried away by the emotion of the moment.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Common Collocations

  • transportar al pasado – to transport to the past

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedestransportaran
yotransportara
tútransportaras
vosotrostransportarais
nosotrostransportáramos
él/ella/ustedtransportara

present

yotransporte
ellos/ellas/ustedentransporten
tútransportes
vosotrostransportéis
nosotrostransportemos
él/ella/ustedtransporte

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedestransportaron
yotransporté
tútransportaste
vosotrostransportasteis
nosotrostransportamos
él/ella/ustedtransportó

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedestransportaban
yotransportaba
tútransportabas
vosotrostransportabais
nosotrostransportábamos
él/ella/ustedtransportaba

present

ellos/ellas/ustedestransportan
yotransporto
tútransportas
vosotrostransportáis
nosotrostransportamos
él/ella/ustedtransporta
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Words that translate to "transportar" in Spanish:

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✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: transportar

Question 1 of 3

Which sentence uses 'transportar' in a physical sense?

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👥 Word Family▼
el transporte(transportation/the vehicle) — Noun
el transportista(the carrier/truck driver) — Noun
transportable(transportable) — Adjective
🎵 Rhymes▼
📚 Etymology▼

From Latin 'trans' (across) and 'portare' (to carry). Literally 'to carry across'.

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

French: transporterItalian: trasportare

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'transportar' different from 'llevar'?

Yes. 'Transportar' is more formal and usually refers to using a vehicle or a system to move things over a distance. 'Llevar' is a general word for 'to carry' or 'to take' and is used much more in casual conversation.

Can I use it for 'shipping' items?

Absolutely. It is the standard word used in business and logistics for shipping, hauling, or moving inventory.

Is the verb regular?

Yes, it follows the standard pattern for verbs ending in -ar in all tenses.