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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

trazer

to bring

  • #75 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: trazendo
  • Past participle: trazido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I bring
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you bring
  3. nós we bring
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all bring

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I brought
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you brought
  3. nós we brought
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all brought

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to bring
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to bring
  3. nós we are going to bring
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to bring

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to bring
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to bring
  3. nós we used to bring
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to bring

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would bring
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would bring
  3. nós we would bring
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would bring

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I bring
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you bring
  3. nós (that) we bring
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all bring

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I brought
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you brought
  3. nós (if) we brought
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all brought

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I bring
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you bring
  3. nós (when) we bring
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all bring

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você bring!
  2. vocês bring! (all of you)

How to use trazer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    O garçom traz a conta num instante.

    The waiter is bringing the bill in a moment.

  2. Past

    Eu trouxe um bolo pra sobremesa.

    I brought a cake for dessert.

  3. Future

    Vocês vão trazer as crianças pra festa?

    Are you going to bring the kids to the party?

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô sempre trazia frutas da feira.

    My grandpa always brought fruit from the market.

  5. Conditional

    Eu traria um vinho, mas a loja estava fechada.

    I would bring a wine, but the store was closed.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você traga seu irmão no domingo.

    I want you to bring your brother on Sunday.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela trouxesse o carro, seria mais fácil.

    If she brought the car, it would be easier.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você trouxer os documentos, a gente assina.

    When you bring the documents, we'll sign.

  9. Imperative

    Traga um casaco, à noite esfria bastante.

    Bring a coat, it gets quite cold at night.

Good to know

  • "Trazer" is to bring here; "levar" is to take there.

Where you hear trazer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu trago o vinho. I'll bring the wine.
  • Ela trouxe flores. She brought flowers.
  • Eu vou trazer os meus pais. I'm going to bring my parents.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu sempre trago queijo de Minas. I always bring cheese from Minas.
  • O meu pai trouxe um presente para todo mundo. My father brought a present for everyone.
  • Eu vou trazer fotos de Chicago. I'm going to bring photos from Chicago.
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This Isn't What I Ordered

Beginner Level 3 · trazer · trouxeram

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If I Knew How to Speak Portuguese

Intermediate Level 2 · trouxe

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May There Never Be a Lack of Love

Intermediate Level 2 · trazido

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It Must Have Stayed in Sao Paulo

Intermediate Level 3 · trazido

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She Asked Us to Take Off Our Shoes

Intermediate Level 3 · trouxesse

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In Other Words, a House

Intermediate Level 3 · eu trouxe

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New Home, New Life

Intermediate Level 3 · eu trouxe

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