Word
Lleva preparadas las grullas blancas y las de su hermano.
Meaning
She has prepared the white cranes and her brother's so far.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Lleva preparadas las grullas blancas y las de su hermano.
de
from / of
y
and
el hermano
the brother
las
the (feminine plural)
Questions & Answers about Lleva preparadas las grullas blancas y las de su hermano.
Why do we use preparadas instead of the standard past participle preparado?
When you use the compound tense with haber (like ha preparado), the past participle never changes. However, when using the llevar + past participle structure to show accumulated progress, the participle acts like an adjective. It must agree in gender and number with the direct object it refers to. Since las grullas is feminine plural, you must use preparadas.
What is the exact difference in meaning between Lleva preparadas las grullas and Ha preparado las grullas?
Ha preparado is the standard present perfect tense and simply states that she has prepared the cranes. Lleva preparadas emphasizes the ongoing accumulation of a task. It translates better to "she has prepared the cranes so far", strongly implying the task is ongoing and she might still make more.
How does las de work in the phrase las de su hermano?
It means "the ones belonging to" or takes the role of the English apostrophe-s. To avoid repeating the noun, Spanish pairs a definite article (here, the feminine plural las) with de to point back to something already mentioned. So, las de su hermano stands in for las grullas de su hermano.
Does the verb Lleva mean she is physically carrying the cranes?