Bring in Portuguese

Hi guys! What would you bring if you came to Rio de Janeiro on vacation? Is it the same when traveling in the summer as in the winter? And what would you bring when coming to your Portuguese classes?
Today we are going to learn how to conjugate the verb bring in Portuguese! First, we will look at what the meaning of trazer is in Portuguese, and then we see the conjugations, focusing on the irregular parts.

The meaning of bring in Portuguese

A lot of people confuse the verbs levar and trazer in Portuguese. If you are one of them, check out this other Dica that we have! To sumarize, to take (levar) something, you go from where you are right now – point A – to someplace else – point B, taking it along with you. As to bring (trazer), it means you went from someplace else – point B – to here – point A, bringing whatever you have with you:

Point A → take → Point B                    Point B → bring → Point A

Let’s look at some examples:

O que você trouxe para o Rio de Janeiro?
What did you bring to Rio de Janeiro?

Nós trazemos boas notícias.
We bring good news.

Ele nunca traz canetas para a aula.
He never brings pens to class.

Nós não trouxemos nada.
We didn’t bring anything.

Trazer conjugation in Portuguese

Now that we know the meaning of the verb, let’s look at the trazer conjugation in Portuguese. This is an extremely irregular verb, where there are many times that the spelling of the word completely changes, so extra attention is demanded here! All the irregular forms will have an asterisk, while the regular ones will be in bold. Remember that these can vary according to whether the verb ends in -AR, -ER, or -IR. Let’s take a look at the trazer Portuguese conjugations:

Indicative

Imperative

Subjunctive

Other tenses

Now conjugate bring in Portuguese

Complete the sentences with the correct tense of Trazer in Portuguese:

1. Para fazer a prova, ___________ (imperative) apenas caneta azul.
2. Desculpe, eu não ___________ (simple past) o jogo que você pediu.
3. Você poderia me ___________ (infinitive) aquele saco de farinha?
4. Amanhã nós ___________ (simple future) tudo e deixaremos na sua casa.
5. Ela nunca ___________ (present) o livro para a aula.
6. Se eles ___________ (future subjunctive) os ingredientes a tempo, poderíamos preparar a comida.
7. Você quer que eu ___________ (present subjunctive) as ferramentas para cá?
8. Por que você comprou mais café? Eu já tinha ___________ (participle) 2 pacotes.
9. Jack nos ___________ (simple past) presentes de Londres, ontem.
10. Antigamente eu sempre ___________ (imperfect past) meu caderno.

See you later!
Hugs from Rio de Janeiro!

            
Click in the links below to see more related Dicas
Levar and Trazer in Portuguese
Polite requests in Portuguese
Ordering food in Portuguese
Expressions with the verb levar in Portuguese

Answers to exercise for Bring in Portuguese

1. Para fazer a prova, traga apenas caneta azul.
2. Desculpe, eu não trouxe o jogo que você pediu.
3. Você poderia me trazer aquele saco de farinha?
4. Amanhã nós traremos  tudo e deixaremos na sua casa.
5. Ela nunca traz o livro para a aula.
6. Se eles trouxerem os ingredientes a tempo, poderíamos preparar a comida.
7. Você quer que eu traga as ferramentas para cá?
8. Por que você comprou mais café? Eu já tinha trazido 2 pacotes.
9. Jack nos trouxe presentes de Londres, ontem.
10. Antigamente eu sempre trazia meu caderno.