How to Say ‘Were you wearing the ring?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Llevaba el anillo puesto?
yeh-BAH-bah ehl ah-NEE-yoh PWEHS-toh
[yeh-BAH-bah ehl ah-NEE-yoh PWEHS-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: llevar plus puesto means 'to have on' or 'be wearing'. puesto changes to match the item: llevaba la chaqueta puesta "you had your jacket on".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Llevaba
yeh-BAH-bah
Were you wearing
The imperfect of 'llevar' (to wear/carry), used formally here for 'usted'. In Spain 'll' sounds like the 'y' in 'yes': 'ye-BA-ba'.
¿Llevaba gafas ese día?
Were you wearing glasses that day?
Words in this phrase
Llevaba
[yeh-BAH-bah]
were you wearing
Imperfect of 'llevar' (to wear/carry); formal 'you' here, describing an ongoing past state.
Llevaba una chaqueta azul.
She was wearing a blue jacket.
el anillo puesto?
ehl ah-NEE-yoh PWEHS-toh
the ring on?
'Llevar algo puesto' means to have something on. 'Anillo' is 'a-NI-yo', and 'puesto' is 'PWES-to'.
Llevo el abrigo puesto.
I have my coat on.
Words in this phrase
el
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
anillo
[ah-NEE-yoh]
ring
A ring worn on the finger; 'anillo de boda' is a wedding ring.
Perdí mi anillo de boda.
I lost my wedding ring.
puesto
[PWEHS-toh]
on (worn)
Past participle of 'poner'; with 'llevar' it means having something on.
Llevo el abrigo puesto.
I have my coat on.
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