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"Llana" is a form of "llana", a noun which is often translated as "trowel". "Graves" is a form of "gravar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to tax". Learn more about the difference between "llana" and "graves" below.
la llana()
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (tool)
a. trowel
El albañil alisó el cemento con una llana.The bricklayer smoothed down the cement with a trowel.
2. (geography)
a. plain
Los colonos cruzaron la extensa llana a caballo y llegaron a las montañas.The settlers rode across the vast plain and into the mountains.
3. (grammar)
a. word stressed on the penultimate syllable
"Amigo", "montaña" y "palabra" son ejemplos de llanas."Amigo", "montaña," and "palabra" are examples of words stressed on the penultimate syllable.
b. word stressed on the second-to-last syllable
"Silla" es una llana."Silla" is a word stressed on the second-to-last syllable.
c. word stressed on the next-to-last syllable
"Taza" es también una llana."Taza" is also a word stressed on the next-to-last syllable.
gravar()
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to tax
El país grava las importaciones de los Estados miembros.The country taxes imports from Member States.
b. to levy a tax on
Gravar las bebidas alcohólicas para recaudar más dinero no tiene muchos apoyos.Levying a tax on alcoholic drinks to increase receipts is not widely supported.
c. to mortgage (real estate)
El gobierno está estudiando a gravar las viviendas vacías.The government is considering mortgaging empty homes.
a. to burden
El mantenimiento de un coche grava mucho los gastos mensuales de una familia.The maintenance of a car burdens much of the monthly expenses of a family.
gravarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to get worse
El estado del paciente se gravó pese a estar en cuidados intensivos.The patient's state got worse despite being in intensive care.
