Difference between 'traer' and 'llevar'

fglorca

August 18, 2013 12:38 PM

Difference between 'traer' and 'llevar'

I haven't brought a tent:

No he traído una tienda de campaña.
No he llevado una tienda de campaña.

Is there any difference in meaning between these two verbs? Which one is more common in Spain?

aleCcowaN

August 18, 2013 02:24 PM

traer = bring from there to here
llevar = bring from here to there

No he traído una tienda de campaña --->I haven't brought a tent (I'm here and I don't have a tent with me)
No he llevado una tienda de campaña ---> I haven't brought a tent (to that location ***) [there's a difference in how the tense is understood depending it is Spain -*** = recently- or América -***= any time-]

The meanings of llevar and traer don't change with the country.

Rusty

August 18, 2013 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by aleCcowaN (Post 141925)

traer = bring from there to here
llevar = take from here to there

No he traído una tienda de campaña --->I haven't brought a tent (I'm here and I don't have a tent with me)
No he llevado una tienda de campaña ---> I haven't taken a tent (to that location ***) [there's a difference in how the tense is understood depending it is Spain -*** = recently- or América -***= any time-]

The meanings of llevar and traer don't change with the country.

These two verbs, bring and take, are confused in English, as well.

aleCcowaN

August 18, 2013 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 141935)

These two verbs, bring and take, are confused in English, as well.

Thank you, Rusty!

fglorca

August 21, 2013 08:22 AM

Thanks for the help guys!

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