traíais

Traíais is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb traer, meaning “you all were bringing” or “you all used to bring.” It is formed from the stem tra- plus the imperfect ending -íais, and carries an accent on the í to indicate the stressed syllable of the vosotros form. The full imperfect conjugation for traer in the vosotros person is traíais; the other forms are traía (yo), traías (tú), traía (él/ella/usted), traíamos (nosotros), traían (ellos/ellas/ustedes).

Usage and meaning: traíais expresses actions that were habitual or ongoing in the past, or background events in a past narrative. It is typical of dialects that use the vosotros pronoun. In contexts where vosotros is not used, speakers commonly replace it with the third-person plural form (ustedes) and conjugate accordingly, for example, ustedes traían.

Regional use: traíais is primarily associated with varieties of Spanish that employ the vosotros form, such as Spain. In most Latin American varieties, where vosotros is not standard, the equivalent past-imperfect form with ustedes is traían, and the verb form used with ustedes follows the third-person plural pattern rather than the second-person plural vos- form.

Examples:

- Cuando llegabais a casa, traíais la cena. (When you all used to get home, you brought dinner.)

- En aquella época, cada grupo traíais regalos para todos. (At that time, you all used to bring gifts for everyone.)

Traer is an irregular verb in many tenses, but in the imperfect it follows the regular -er verb endings with the vosotros form traíais, including the accent on í to mark the natural stress.