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.

Dicen que los mandalas traen buenas vibras.

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