Breakdown of Hay que llevar tu pasaporte al aeropuerto.
haber
to be (there is / there are)
el aeropuerto
airport
tu
your
al
to the
que
that / than
llevar
to take (carry, transport)
el pasaporte
passport
Questions & Answers about Hay que llevar tu pasaporte al aeropuerto.
Why use hay que instead of tienes que if it mentions tu pasaporte (your passport)?
Do I need to conjugate llevar after hay que?
No, you don't! The phrase hay que is always followed directly by an infinitive (the unconjugated dictionary form of a verb, ending in -ar, -er, or -ir). Here, llevar stays exactly as it is.
Why does this sentence use llevar for "to take" instead of tomar?
In Spanish, llevar means "to take" when you are transporting or carrying something from one place to another. Tomar is used for "taking" things in the sense of grabbing them, catching transport (like a bus), or drinking. Since you are physically carrying your passport to the airport, llevar is correct.
Why is it al aeropuerto instead of a el aeropuerto?
Whenever the preposition a (to) comes right before the masculine article el (the), they must combine into the single word al. This makes pronunciation flow better. Just remember this rule only applies to the article el, not the pronoun él (he/him).
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