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Él va a llevar el equipaje al tren.

Él va a llevar el equipaje al tren.
He is going to take the luggage to the train.
From Lesson 57:The near future (ir a)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Él va a llevar el equipaje al tren.

How do we form the "is going to take" part in this sentence?
It uses the verb ir (to go) conjugated for "he", which is va. Then you add the word a (to), and finally the unconjugated action word llevar (to take or carry). This ir + a + infinitive pattern is the easiest way to talk about the future in Spanish!
I thought the verb for "to take" was tomar. Why use llevar here?
Llevar means "to take" when you are transporting or carrying something from one place to another, like moving luggage to a train. You use tomar for other types of taking, like taking a bus, taking medicine, or having a drink.
Where does the word al come from before tren?
When the word a (to) is right next to el (the, masculine), they combine into the single word al. Since tren is a masculine word (el tren), saying a el tren automatically shrinks down to al tren.
Why does Él have an accent mark at the start of the sentence?
The accent mark helps tell it apart from the word for "the". Él with an accent means "he", while el without an accent means "the" (like in el equipaje). Both words appear in this sentence and sound exactly the same when spoken, so the accent is crucial for reading!

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