trajera

Trajera is the imperfect subjunctive form of the Spanish verb traer, meaning to bring. It serves in subordinate clauses that express doubt, possibility, hypothetical conditions, or reported speech in past contexts. The form trajera corresponds to first person singular (yo trajera) or third person singular (él/ella trajera); the other subject forms are trajeras (tú), trajéramos (nosotros), trajerais (vosotros), and trajeran (ellos). An alternative -se form, trajese, exists in many dialects and yields trajese, trajeses, trajese, trajésemos, trajeseis, trajesen for the corresponding subjects.

Morphology and formation: imperfect subjunctive endings attach to the stem derived from the third-person plural preterite form trajeron, after dropping -eron to yield traj-, then adding the appropriate endings (e.g., yo trajera, tú trajeras, nosotros trajéramos). The nosotros form is typically spelled trajéramos, with an accent. The -se variant follows the same pattern but uses the -se endings.

Usage: trajera is used in hypothetical clauses, past-tense contexts, or in reported speech when the main clause is in the past. Examples include: “Si trajera el libro, podría leerlo” (If I/you brought the book, we could read it) and “Quería que trajera el informe” (I wanted him to bring the report). In historical or literary writing, the imperfect subjunctive is common; in everyday speech, speakers may prefer the present subjunctive traiga in present contexts.

Notes: trajera is not used as a noun or place name in standard Spanish; it is specifically a verb form. Its use mirrors other irregular -er verbs in the imperfect subjunctive and is part of the broader system of subjunctive mood in Spanish.