Kilo Lingo

/ʎeˈβaɾ/

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Translation

to carry, to take, to wear, to have been (duration)

Word origin

From Latin levare ('to raise, lift, carry off'), from levis ('light').

Origin
Latin
Root
levare
English cognates
levant, elevate

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yollevollevéllevaballevaréllevaría
llevasllevastellevabasllevarásllevarías
él/ella/ud.llevallevóllevaballevarállevaría
nos.llevamosllevamosllevábamosllevaremosllevaríamos
vos.lleváisllevasteisllevabaisllevaréisllevaríais
ellos/uds.llevanllevaronllevabanllevaránllevarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yollevellevarallevase
llevesllevarasllevases
él/ella/ud.llevellevarallevase
nos.llevemoslleváramosllevásemos
vos.llevéisllevaraisllevaseis
ellos/uds.llevenllevaranllevasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
lleva
ud.lleve
nosotrosllevemos
vosotrosllevad
uds.lleven

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
llevando
Past participle
llevado

Examples

equipaje .

I can take the luggage to the car if you like.

.

He has been trying to get that job for years.

, convence.

I do not know what to wear to tomorrow's dinner, nothing feels right.

elegante .

She was wearing a very elegant blue dress at the wedding.

.

This bus takes you directly to the city centre.

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