Questions & Answers about Él es inocente, pero quieren llevarlo a la prisión.
Why is lo attached to the end of llevar in llevarlo?
When a verb is in its infinitive form (the basic dictionary form ending in -ar, -er, or -ir), you can attach object pronouns directly to the end of it. Here, lo means "him", so combining it with llevar (to take) gives us llevarlo (to take him).
Could I put lo before the conjugated verb instead?
Yes! When you have a conjugated verb followed by an infinitive (like quieren llevar), you have two choices for pronoun placement. You can attach the pronoun to the end of the infinitive (quieren llevarlo) or put it right before the conjugated verb (lo quieren llevar). Both are perfectly natural and mean the exact same thing.
Why do we use a in a la prisión instead of en?
In Spanish, when you are talking about movement or directing an action toward a destination, you use the preposition a (to). Because llevar (to take/carry) involves moving someone from one place to another, we say they are taking him a (to) the prison. If he were already locked inside, you would use en (in).
Why does Él have an accent mark on the first letter?