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El viajero lleva una mochila muy grande.

El viajero lleva una mochila muy grande.
The traveler is carrying a very big backpack.
From Lesson 204:Traveling around Spain (el hostal, el folleto)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about El viajero lleva una mochila muy grande.

Why use lleva here instead of trae?
The verb llevar means to carry or take something, usually away from the speaker's current location, or it just describes the general action of carrying something on your person. If the traveler were bringing the backpack toward the speaker, you would use trae (from traer, to bring).
Why is the adjective grande here instead of gran?
The adjective grande only drops its final syllable to become gran when it is placed directly before a singular noun. In that position, it usually translates to "great" (for example, un gran viajero means "a great traveler"). Because the adjective comes after the noun here to describe physical size, it stays as grande.
Could lleva una mochila also mean the traveler is wearing a backpack?
Yes! The verb llevar is the standard way to talk about wearing clothes and accessories in Spanish. Depending on the context, lleva una mochila can translate to "carrying a backpack" or "wearing a backpack."

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