Preterite of dar, pór and traer
Three common verbs have special past forms: dei (I gave), puxen (I put) and trouxen (I brought): Trouxeron viño (They brought wine).
How It Works
dar: dei, deches, deu, demos, destes, deron
pór / poñer: puxen, puxeches, puxo, puxemos, puxestes, puxeron
traer: trouxen, trouxeches, trouxo, trouxemos, trouxestes, trouxeron
dar: the standard forms are dei and deu. You may hear din and dou in some areas, but write dei and deu. Remember that dou in the standard is the present: I give.
pór and poñer: they are two accepted infinitives of the same verb, and both share the preterite puxen. Verbs built on it follow the same pattern: compor → compuxen.
traer: the standard is trouxen. A form with trougu- exists in speech. Some related verbs, such as distraer and atraer, are regular: distraín.
With pronouns: in a plain statement an object pronoun joins the end of the verb, and the new word may need an accent: Deume un bico (She gave me a kiss), Démoslle as grazas (We thanked him). See enclisis.
Examples (6)
- Deume un bico.
She gave me a kiss.
Word by Word: Gave-me a kiss.
deu + me: the pronoun is joined to the end of the verb.
- Trouxeron viño da adega.
They brought wine from the cellar.
Word by Word: Brought-they wine from-the cellar.
traer → trouxeron.
- Puxen as chaves na mesa.
I put the keys on the table.
Word by Word: Put-I the keys on-the table.
pór → puxen.
- Onde puxeches o paraugas?
Where did you put the umbrella?
Word by Word: Where put-you the umbrella?
puxeches is the ti form.
- Démoslle as grazas.
We thanked him.
Word by Word: Gave-we-him the thanks.
demos + lle: the longer word takes an accent.
- Quen trouxo o bolo?
Who brought the cake?
Word by Word: Who brought the cake?
trouxo is the el/ela form.
Common Mistakes
Using the Spanish stem traj-.
Trajeron viño.Trouxeron viño.The Galician preterite stem of traer is troux-, and Galician does not use the letter j.
Using the Spanish form puse.
Puse a mesa.Puxen a mesa.The Galician eu form of pór is puxen, with x and a final n.
Starting the sentence with the object pronoun.
Me deu un bico.Deume un bico.In a plain statement the unstressed pronoun follows the verb and is written joined to it.
How It Connects
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Dar, pór and traer have irregular preterite forms.
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