Hoy lleva un moño alto para la entrevista.

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Breakdown of Hoy lleva un moño alto para la entrevista.

• hoy: today
• para: for
• llevar: to wear

Questions & Answers about Hoy lleva un moño alto para la entrevista.

Why is there no subject like ella in this sentence?

Spanish often drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.

Here, lleva is the third-person singular form, so it can mean he/she/it carries/wears/brings depending on context. In this sentence, the context tells us it means she.

So:

• Hoy lleva un moño alto para la entrevista. = Today she’s wearing a high bun for the interview.
• Hoy ella lleva un moño alto para la entrevista. is also possible, but ella is usually only added for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

What does lleva mean here? I thought llevar meant to carry.

Yes, llevar often means to carry or to take, but it also commonly means to wear in Spanish.

In clothing and appearance contexts, llevar is very natural:

• Lleva gafas. = He/She wears glasses.
• Lleva un vestido negro. = She is wearing a black dress.
• Lleva el pelo corto. = He/She wears their hair short.

So in this sentence, lleva means is wearing or has styled.

Why use llevar instead of usar for hairstyle?