/tɾaˈeɾ/
Translation
to bring
Word origin
From Latin trahere ('to draw, drag, pull'). The same root gives English tractor, attract and abstract.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- trahere
- English cognates
- tractor, attract, abstract
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | traigo | traje | traía | traeré | traería |
| tú | traes | trajiste | traías | traerás | traerías |
| él/ella/ud. | trae | trajo | traía | traerá | traería |
| nos. | traemos | trajimos | traíamos | traeremos | traeríamos |
| vos. | traéis | trajisteis | traíais | traeréis | traeríais |
| ellos/uds. | traen | trajeron | traían | traerán | traerían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | traiga | trajera | trajese |
| tú | traigas | trajeras | trajeses |
| él/ella/ud. | traiga | trajera | trajese |
| nos. | traigamos | trajéramos | trajésemos |
| vos. | traigáis | trajerais | trajeseis |
| ellos/uds. | traigan | trajeran | trajesen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | trae |
| ud. | traiga |
| nosotros | traigamos |
| vosotros | traed |
| uds. | traigan |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- trayendo
- Past participle
- traído
Examples
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Can you bring me a glass of water?
.
He brought a present for each of them.
.
The postman brings the post in the morning.
.
Spring brings flowers to the whole garden.
.
Do not forget to bring your passport tomorrow.
Where this fits
Used in
Grammar articles
(4)The Spanish Gerund (-ndo): Adverbial Uses and the Mistakes to Avoid (salió corriendo)
Spanish Irregular Verbs: The Groups Worth Learning and the Ones to Memorise
The Spanish Present Progressive: estar + gerundio, and Why It Is Not the English -ing
Spanish Preterite: hablé, comí, viví and the Big Irregular Group
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