Traer

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “traer”.

It’s a verb meaning “to bring”.

The word “traer” comes from Latin trahere, which meant “to pull” or “to drag”. This is the same root that gave us English words like “tractor”, “traction”, and “trail”.

“Traer” is an irregular verb in the present tense, and a “go” verb (like “hacer” and “tener”), meaning the first-person singular ends in –go. Here’s the conjugation in the present tense:

• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes traen – They bring, You bring (plural)
• Yo traigo – I bring
• Tú traes – You bring (informal singular)
• Él/Ella/Usted trae – He/She brings, You bring (formal singular)
• Nosotros traemos – We bring
• Vosotros traéis – You bring (informal plural, only used in Spain)

Example sentences