Learn Spanish (Latin America): Ellos se llevaron la cama por el pasillo hacia el quirófano. - They took away the bed through the hallway toward the operating room.

Ellos se llevaron la cama por el pasillo hacia el quirófano.

They took away the bed through the hallway toward the operating room.

Breakdown of Ellos se llevaron la cama por el pasillo hacia el quirófano.

for / by / through / in/during (part of the day)

hacia

towards

Questions & Answers about Ellos se llevaron la cama por el pasillo hacia el quirófano.

Why does this sentence use se llevaron instead of just llevaron?

While llevar means to take or to carry something, using the pronominal form llevarse changes the meaning to to take away or to take with oneself. In this context, se llevaron emphasizes the removal of the bed, showing that they took it away with them rather than just transporting it.

Why use por in por el pasillo instead of para?

In Spanish, por is used to describe movement through, along, or by a physical space. Because they are moving the bed through the hallway, por is required. If you used para, it would incorrectly suggest that the bed was destined to stay in the hallway permanently.

What is the difference between saying hacia el quirófano and al quirófano?

Hacia translates directly to toward, focusing purely on the direction of movement. Using a (as in al quirófano) would mean to the operating room, which focuses more on the final destination and strongly implies they actually arrived there.

Is quirófano the standard word for an operating room?