Use of "llevar"
Hola!
I was listening to a Spanish language podcast, and heard them talk about different uses of "llevar". I thought llevar was just "to wear", (por ejemplo, Llevo ropa, o Me gusta llevar los vestidos), but they were saying llevar can be used to ask what does a dish of food contain, or in asking how long you have been doing something (por ejemplo, Que lleva esto? o Cuanto tiempo lleva aprender espanol?) This seemed really strange to me. Can someone help make sense of it for me? Thanks!!
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Other examples of ''llevar''.
Llevo dinero para pagar el taxi. I have money to pay the taxi.
Llevo viviendo con mis padres mucho tiempo. I have been living with my parents long.
La ensalada lleva los siguientes ingredientes. The salad takes the following ingredients.
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Probably some examples will help you understand it (it is a very common verb so it is worth studying it):
Esa mujer "lleva /tiene puesto/viste" una blusa blanca, pollera azul y zapatos blancos.
La tortilla "lleva/se hace con" papas, huevos y cebolla. = Los ingredientes de la tortilla son: papas, huevos y cebolla.
Esta salsa "lleva/ se hace con" tomate, orégano y cebolla. (ingredients)
Lleva mucho tiempo construir una casa. (It takes time to build a house)
La madre llevó a los chicos a la escuela = The mother bring/took her children to the school.
Lleva 5 años estudiando español = Ha estado estudiando español por 5 años= he has been studying Sapnish for 5 years.
Lleva siempre su laptop en la mochila. (llevar=carry) She always carries her laptop in her bag.
Etc.
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Hi Taylor!
"Llevar" has a lot of meanings. I have same problem with other english verbs :)
I send you a url where you can see all meanings of "Llevar"
http://buscon.rae.es/drae/srv/search?id=V2hYAFN4ODXX2uwV7Xr0
Regards.
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Well, I would say that your doubt -which totally makes sense-, comes from listening Spanish from Spain, where the verb 'llevar' offers many possible uses.
For a change, you might listen to some Spanish from other countries like Argentina or Mexico.
In Spain, the use to say that Mexican Spanish is both rustic/primitive and Americanized... I have never taken that as an insult but as a compliment, since in Spain there are many verbs like 'llevar' and even more dramatic in the case of 'coger' that they use almost for everything!
In Mexican Spanish all of your examples could easily follow an Americanized pattern: 'viste un suéter negro / wears a black sweater', 'los muffins contienen huevo / the muffins contain eggs' or 'Te tomara 6 meses aprender español / It will take you 6 months to learn Spanish'
I hope this helps!
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