Traer usually means "to bring", but, depending on the context, it can also take on a few other meanings, such as:

to carry - ¿Qué llevas en tu bolso? (What are you carrying in your purse?)
to attract - Dicen que los mandalas traen buenas vibras. (They say mandalas attract good vibes.)
to cause or bring about - La tormenta traerá muchos problemas. (The storm will bring about a lot of problems.)
to wear - ¿Qué traes puesto? (What are you wearing?)
to bring out or include - Compré la revista porque traía un artículo muy interesante. (I bought the magazine because it included a really interesting article.)

The Spanish verb Traer is also part of some interesting idioms like traer entre manos (to be up to something), and traer y llegar (to gossip).

Conjugations

Traer is an irregular verb with some interesting irregularities in its stem, so pay close attention to the following tables and examples.

Present

Yo	traigo	*Nosotros/Nosotras*	traemos
*Tú (Vos)*	traes (traés)	*Vosotros/Vosotras*	traéis
*Él/Ella/Usted*	trae	*Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes*	traen

Examples:

Mara y Rodri traen la bebida. - Mara and Rodri are bringing the drinks.
Xavi, ¿qué traes en esa maleta? - Xavi, what are you carrying in that suitcase?

Imperfect

Yo	traía	*Nosotros/Nosotras*	traíamos
*Tú/Vos*	traías	*Vosotros/Vosotras*	traíais
*Él/Ella/Usted*	traía	*Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes*	traían

Examples:

Pensé que esta revista traía sudokus. - I thought this magazine had sudokus.
Antes los cereales traían un premio. - Cereal boxes used to come with a prize.

Preterite

Yo	traje	*Nosotros/Nosotras*	trajimos
*Tú/Vos*	trajiste	*Vosotros/Vosotras*	trajisteis
*Él/Ella/Usted*	trajo	*Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes*	trajeron

Examples:

Traje lo que me pediste. - I brought what you asked for.
¿Trajisteis comida? - Did you bring food?

Future

Yo	traeré	*Nosotros/Nosotras*	traeremos
*Tú/Vos*	traerás	*Vosotros/Vosotras*	traeréis
*Él/Ella/Usted*	traerá	*Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes*	traerán

Examples:

Rosa traerá los documentos mañana. - Rosa will bring the documents tomorrow.
La lluvia traerá muchos problemas. - The rain will bring about a lot of problems.

Conditional

Yo	traería	*Nosotros/Nosotras*	traeríamos
*Tú/Vos*	traerías	*Vosotros/Vosotras*	traeríais
*Él/Ella/Usted*	traería	*Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes*	traerían

Examples:

Pensé que traerías algo para leer. - I thought you would bring something to read.
Traería a mi perro al parque si se pudiera. - I would bring my dog to the park if I could.

Getting the hang of irregular verbs can sometimes be complicated, but, with enough practice, you will soon learn to conjugate traer in all its forms.

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