What does traer mean in English?

Traer means "to bring" in English.

How do you conjugate traer in Spanish?

Traer is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with traer?

Common idiomatic expressions using traer include: "traer de cabeza" (to drive someone crazy / to cause problems), "traer cola" (to have consequences). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using traer?

Traer is irregular in several tenses

How do you use traer in a sentence?

Example: "Traje el libro." which means "I brought the book." in English.

Traer

to bring

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

traer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

trayendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

traído

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	traigo I bring	I bring
tú	traes you bring	you bring
él/ella/usted	trae he/she/you brings	he/she/you brings
nosotros	traemos we bring	we bring
vosotros	traéis you all bring	you all bring
ellos/ustedes	traen they/you all bring	they/you all bring

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	traía I used to bring	I used to bring
tú	traías you used to bring	you used to bring
él/ella/usted	traía he/she/you used to bring	he/she/you used to bring
nosotros	traíamos we used to bring	we used to bring
vosotros	traíais you all used to bring	you all used to bring
ellos/ustedes	traían they/you all used to bring	they/you all used to bring

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	traje I brought	I brought
tú	trajiste you brought	you brought
él/ella/usted	trajo he/she/you brought	he/she/you brought
nosotros	trajimos we brought	we brought
vosotros	trajisteis you all brought	you all brought
ellos/ustedes	trajeron they/you all brought	they/you all brought

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	traeré I will bring	I will bring
tú	traerás you will bring	you will bring
él/ella/usted	traerá he/she/you will bring	he/she/you will bring
nosotros	traeremos we will bring	we will bring
vosotros	traeréis you all will bring	you all will bring
ellos/ustedes	traerán they/you all will bring	they/you all will bring

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	traería I would bring	I would bring
tú	traerías you would bring	you would bring
él/ella/usted	traería he/she/you would bring	he/she/you would bring
nosotros	traeríamos we would bring	we would bring
vosotros	traeríais you all would bring	you all would bring
ellos/ustedes	traerían they/you all would bring	they/you all would bring

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	traiga that I bring	that I bring
tú	traigas that you bring	that you bring
él/ella/usted	traiga that he/she/you bring	that he/she/you bring
nosotros	traigamos that we bring	that we bring
vosotros	traigáis that you all bring	that you all bring
ellos/ustedes	traigan that they/you all bring	that they/you all bring

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	trajera or trajera that I brought	that I brought
tú	trajeras or trajeras that you brought	that you brought
él/ella/usted	trajera or trajera that he/she/you brought	that he/she/you brought
nosotros	trajéramos or trajéramos that we brought	that we brought
vosotros	trajerais or trajerais that you all brought	that you all brought
ellos/ustedes	trajeran or trajeran that they/you all brought	that they/you all brought

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he traído I have brought	I have brought
tú	has traído you have brought	you have brought
él/ella/usted	ha traído he/she/you have brought	he/she/you have brought
nosotros	hemos traído we have brought	we have brought
vosotros	habéis traído you all have brought	you all have brought
ellos/ustedes	han traído they/you all have brought	they/you all have brought

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había traído I had brought	I had brought
tú	habías traído you had brought	you had brought
él/ella/usted	había traído he/she/you had brought	he/she/you had brought
nosotros	habíamos traído we had brought	we had brought
vosotros	habíais traído you all had brought	you all had brought
ellos/ustedes	habían traído they/you all had brought	they/you all had brought

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube traído I had brought	I had brought
tú	hubiste traído you had brought	you had brought
él/ella/usted	hubo traído he/she/you had brought	he/she/you had brought
nosotros	hubimos traído we had brought	we had brought
vosotros	hubisteis traído you all had brought	you all had brought
ellos/ustedes	hubieron traído they/you all had brought	they/you all had brought

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré traído I will have brought	I will have brought
tú	habrás traído you will have brought	you will have brought
él/ella/usted	habrá traído he/she/you will have brought	he/she/you will have brought
nosotros	habremos traído we will have brought	we will have brought
vosotros	habréis traído you all will have brought	you all will have brought
ellos/ustedes	habrán traído they/you all will have brought	they/you all will have brought

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría traído I would have brought	I would have brought
tú	habrías traído you would have brought	you would have brought
él/ella/usted	habría traído he/she/you would have brought	he/she/you would have brought
nosotros	habríamos traído we would have brought	we would have brought
vosotros	habríais traído you all would have brought	you all would have brought
ellos/ustedes	habrían traído they/you all would have brought	they/you all would have brought

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya traído that I have brought	that I have brought
tú	hayas traído that you have brought	that you have brought
él/ella/usted	haya traído that he/she/you have brought	that he/she/you have brought
nosotros	hayamos traído that we have brought	that we have brought
vosotros	hayáis traído that you all have brought	that you all have brought
ellos/ustedes	hayan traído that they/you all have brought	that they/you all have brought

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera traído that I had brought	that I had brought
tú	hubieras traído that you had brought	that you had brought
él/ella/usted	hubiera traído that he/she/you had brought	that he/she/you had brought
nosotros	hubiéramos traído that we had brought	that we had brought
vosotros	hubierais traído that you all had brought	that you all had brought
ellos/ustedes	hubieran traído that they/you all had brought	that they/you all had brought

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	trae	bring! (you)
usted	traiga	bring! (you formal)
nosotros	traigamos	let's bring!
vosotros	traed	bring! (you all)
ustedes	traigan	bring! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no traigas	don't bring! (you)
usted	no traiga	don't bring! (you formal)
nosotros	no traigamos	let's not bring!
vosotros	no traigáis	don't bring! (you all)
ustedes	no traigan	don't bring! (you all)

More About "traer"

Idiomatic Expressions

traer de cabeza

to drive someone crazy / to cause problems

💡 Me trae de cabeza (He/She drives me crazy)

traer cola

to have consequences

💡 When something will cause problems later

Examples in Context

Traje el libro.

I brought the book.

Preterite

Traigo buenas noticias.

I bring good news.

Present

He traído pastel.

I have brought cake.

Present Perfect

Traeré los documentos.

I will bring the documents.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms:

llevar(to take, to carry (away))

Usage Notes

•Traer is irregular in several tenses
•Present: traigo, traes, trae
•Preterite: traje, trajiste, trajo
•Main meaning: to bring, to carry (toward speaker)

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