For taking a person along, is it right to use "tomar"?

Question

The translator says "He takes my sister to school" is "Toma mi hermana a la escuela" I feel this is wrong as "tomar" is used for drinking or taking taxi or medicine etc. It also can't be "llevar", which means carrying something. Then what should be the appropriate verb for this sentence? Gracias!

Answer 1

I would also use the verb ''llevar''.My initial reponse upon reading the context would be to use this verb Another option might be to use the verb acompañar = to accompany as in the sense of escort

I hope this helps

Answer 2

Unless he rides his sister to school, like you take the bus or take the train, I suggest you don't use "tomar". As has been already mentioned, the correct verb is llevar.

Answer 3

You CAN use llevar (this is straight from the dictionary):

1. to take (de un lugar a otro) llevar algo/a alguien a -> to take something/somebody to me llevó en coche -> he drove me there

Yes, this is correct. - gintar77, Aug 23, 2011

Answer 4

I was actually going to suggest llevar as soon as I started reading this. Maybe someone can confirm for us that it does/doesn't work.

Answer 5

Thank you everybody! It was very helpful!!