Bring in Portuguese

December 29, 2016

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

Present	Simple Past	Imperfect Past
Eu trago*	Eu trouxe*	Eu trazia
Você traz*	Você trouxe*	Você trazia
Ele/ ela traz*	Ele/ ela trouxe*	Ele/ ela trazia
Nós trazemos	Nós trouxemos*	Nós trazíamos
Vocês trazem	Vocês trouxeram*	Vocês traziam
Eles/ elas trazem	Eles/ elas trouxeram*	Eles/ elas traziam

Past pluperfect simple	Past pluperfect composed
Eu trouxera*	Eu tinha trazido
Você trouxera*	Você tinha trazido
Ele/ ela trouxera*	Ele/ ela tinha trazido
Nós trouxéramos*	Nós tínhamos trazido
Vocês trouxeram*	Vocês tinham trazido
Eles/ elas trouxeram*	Eles/ elas tinham trazido

Simple Future	Immediate Future	Future of the past
Eu trarei*	Eu vou trazer	Eu traria*
Você trará*	Você vai trazer	Você traria*
Ele/ ela trará*	Ele/ ela vai trazer	Ele/ ela traria*
Nós traremos*	Nós vamos trazer	Nós traríamos*
Vocês trarão*	Vocês vão trazer	Vocês trariam*
Eles/ elas trarão*	Eles/ elas vão trazer	Eles/ elas trariam*

Imperative

Affirmative	Negative
Traga você*	Não traga você*
Traga ele/ ela*	Não traga ele/ ela*
Tragamos nós*	Não tragamos nós*
Tragam vocês*	Não tragam vocês*
Tragam eles/ elas*	Não tragam eles/ elas*

Subjunctive

Present	Imperfect Past	Future
Que eu traga*	Se eu trouxesse*	Quando eu trouxer*
Que você traga*	Se você trouxesse*	Quando você trouxer*
Que ele/ela traga*	Se ele trouxesse*	Quando ele/ela trouxer*
Que nós tragamos*	Se nós trouxéssemos*	Quando nós trouxermos*
Que vocês tragam*	Se vocês trouxessem*	Quando vocês trouxerem*
Que eles/elas tragam*	Se eles trouxessem*	Quando eles/elas trouxerem*

Other tenses

Personal infinitive	Gerund	Participle
Para trazer eu	Trazendo	Trazido
Para trazer você
Para trazer ele/ela
Para trazermos nós
Para trazerem vocês
Para trazerem eles/elas

Now conjugate bring in Portuguese

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

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

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

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