Learn Spanish (Spain): Tienes que llevar la bufanda.

Tienes que llevar la bufanda.

You have to wear the scarf.

Breakdown of Tienes que llevar la bufanda.

tener

to have

que

that (relative pronoun, conjunction)

Questions & Answers about Tienes que llevar la bufanda.

Why do we need the word que after tienes?

When you want to say "to have to" do something, you must use the formula tener que + an infinitive verb (like llevar). If you drop the que, the verb tener just means "to have" in the sense of possessing an object.

Doesn't llevar usually mean "to take" or "to carry"?

It does! However, llevar is also the most common verb used in Spain for "to wear" clothes or accessories. You might sometimes see usar used this way, but llevar is the standard choice for everyday outfits.

Could I say tu bufanda if I specifically want to say "your scarf"?

Yes, you can say tu bufanda. But in Spanish, it is very common to just use the definite article (la, meaning "the") for clothing and body parts when the owner is obvious from the context. Since you are the one who has to wear it, la bufanda sounds perfectly natural.

How do we know it's "you" who has to wear the scarf if the word tú isn't in the sentence?

The verb tienes is conjugated for tú (informal "you"). Because the verb ending makes it clear exactly who the subject is, Spanish speakers usually drop the pronoun tú unless they want to add special emphasis.