Trajisteis

Trajisteis is the second-person plural form of the verb traer in the pretérito indefinido (also called pretérito simple) in Spanish. It is used with the subject vosotros to describe a completed action in the past, such as bringing something. For example: “Vosotros trajisteis la carta”.

The verb traer is irregular in the preterite. Its stem changes to traj- across all person forms, yielding: traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron. The form trajisteis combines the traj- stem with the standard -isteis ending for the vosotros form. The past participle of traer is traído, and the gerund is trayendo.

Regional usage varies. In Spain, vosotros forms are common, so trajisteis is regularly used. In much of Latin America, the vosotros form is rarely employed; instead, speakers use ustedes for the second person plural and often say ustedes trajeron for “you all brought.” In formal or narrative writing, the plural third person trajeron is often preferred, with vosotros trajisteis appearing mainly in Spain.

Etymology and related forms: traer derives from Latin trahere, meaning “to pull” or “to bring.” The preterite form trajisteis is one of several irregular stems in the traer family, reflecting historical phonological changes in the Spanish verb system.

Usage notes: trajisteis is appropriate whenever the discourse explicitly uses the vosotros pronoun or regional standard dictates its use. For Latin American contexts, alternatives using ustedes are typical for past actions, including “ustedes trajeron.”