Trarre Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

trarre — to draw, to pull — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Italian. It is a non-reflexive, irregular -ere verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It is one of the -rre verbs, and it is totally irregular: the present, the remoto and the participle use different stems, so the io form is traggo, the participle is tratto and the future is trarrò. It means to draw a conclusion or to pull something towards you. On this page you will find trarre in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself. The full conjugation tables are on the trarre conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the trarre passato prossimo tense page.

Example sentences with trarre

In the present tense

  • “Io traggo una conclusione ogni giorno.” — “I draw a conclusion”
  • “Tu trai una conclusione ogni giorno.” — “You draw a conclusion”
  • “Lui trae una conclusione ogni giorno.” — “He draws a conclusion”
  • “Noi traiamo una conclusione ogni giorno.” — “We draw a conclusion”
  • “Voi traete una conclusione ogni giorno.” — “You draw a conclusion”
  • “Loro traggono una conclusione ogni giorno.” — “They draw a conclusion”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io ho tratto una conclusione questa settimana.” — “I have drawn a conclusion”
  • “Tu hai tratto una conclusione questa settimana.” — “You have drawn a conclusion”
  • “Lui ha tratto una conclusione questa settimana.” — “He has drawn a conclusion”
  • “Noi abbiamo tratto una conclusione questa settimana.” — “We have drawn a conclusion”
  • “Voi avete tratto una conclusione questa settimana.” — “You have drawn a conclusion”
  • “Loro hanno tratto una conclusione questa settimana.” — “They have drawn a conclusion”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional, the present subjunctive and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Io traevo una conclusione una volta.” — “I used to draw a conclusion”
  • “Tu trarrai una conclusione domani.” — “You will draw a conclusion”
  • “Lui trarrebbe una conclusione un giorno.” — “He would draw a conclusion”
  • “È importante che noi traiamo una conclusione.” — “It is important that we draw a conclusion”
  • “Trai una conclusione!” — “Draw a conclusion!”

How trarre is used

The first thing to know about trarre is its core meaning: to draw, to pull. It is one of the -rre verbs, and it is totally irregular: the present, the remoto and the participle use different stems, so the io form is traggo, the participle is tratto and the future is trarrò. It means to draw a conclusion or to pull something towards you. In everyday speech it appears most often in the present and the passato prossimo, the two tenses on this page, because most of what we say is either what we do every day or what we have just done. Learn those two tenses first and the rest of the conjugation becomes a matter of adding forms one at a time. The second thing to know is the company trarre keeps. The present io form is traggo, and it pairs naturally with the time words ogni giorno and sempre for habits, and with adesso for what is happening right now. The passato prossimo io form is ho tratto, and it pairs with ieri and questa settimana for finished actions. When you learn a verb form, learn its time words with it, and choosing the tense becomes automatic. The third thing to know is what trarre does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need traggo, never trarre. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is ho tratto, built with avere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle tratto is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Trarre in context

Io traggo una conclusione ogni giorno. Tu trai una conclusione ogni giorno. Lui trae una conclusione ogni giorno. Noi traiamo una conclusione ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of trarre is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — traggo, trai, trae, traiamo — while the meaning stays the same: to draw, to pull. Io ho tratto una conclusione questa settimana. Tu hai tratto una conclusione questa settimana. Lui ha tratto una conclusione questa settimana. Noi abbiamo tratto una conclusione questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of trarre appears constantly: a finished action, a precise moment, and the story goes on. Compare these sentences with the present ones above: the verb changes tense, but the basic meaning — to draw, to pull — does not change. That is the difference between a habit and a finished event.

Common mistakes

1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Io trarre una conclusione.”

✓ Right: “Io traggo una conclusione ogni giorno.”

The infinitive trarre never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form traggo.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io trai una conclusione.”

✓ Right: “Io traggo una conclusione ogni giorno.”

trai is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is traggo — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io traggo una conclusione ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io ho tratto una conclusione questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo ho tratto here, not the present traggo.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io sono tratto una conclusione.”

✓ Right: “Io ho tratto una conclusione questa settimana.”

trarre takes avere in the passato prossimo. The io form is ho tratto — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on trarre across the tenses. Answers with explanations follow each question.

  1. What is the tu form of trarre in the Present indicative?

    • A) traggo
    • B) trai
    • C) trae
    • D) traiamo

  2. What is the io form of trarre in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?

    • A) hai tratto
    • B) ha tratto
    • C) ho tratto
    • D) abbiamo tratto

  3. What is the lui/lei form of trarre in the Imperfect?

    • A) traevo
    • B) traevi
    • C) traevamo
    • D) traeva

  4. What is the noi form of trarre in the Future?

    • A) trarremo
    • B) trarrò
    • C) trarrai
    • D) trarrà

  5. What is the tu form of trarre in the Conditional?

    • A) trarrei
    • B) trarresti
    • C) trarrebbe
    • D) trarremmo

  6. What is the io form of trarre in the Passato remoto?

    • A) traesti
    • B) trasse
    • C) trassi
    • D) traemmo

  7. What is the noi form of trarre in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) tragga
    • B) traiate
    • C) traggano
    • D) traiamo

  8. What is the gerund of trarre?

    • A) traendo
    • B) tratto
    • C) trarre
    • D) traggo

  9. What is the past participle of trarre?

    • A) traendo
    • B) tratto
    • C) trarre
    • D) traggo

  10. What does trarre mean in English?

  • A) to explain
  • B) to answer
  • C) to draw, to pull
  • D) to ask

Answer key

  1. B) trai — the correct form is trai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) ho tratto — the correct form is ho tratto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) traeva — the correct form is traeva. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) trarremo — the correct form is trarremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) trarresti — the correct form is trarresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) trassi — the correct form is trassi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) traiamo — the correct form is traiamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) traendo — the correct form is traendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) tratto — the correct form is tratto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to draw, to pull — the correct form is to draw, to pull. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does trarre mean in English?

trarre means “to draw, to pull”. You use it whenever you talk about to draw, to pull in Italian, in the present, the past and the future.

Is trarre regular or irregular?

trarre is irregular. trarre is irregular in present, passato-remoto, imperfect, future, conditional, present-perfect, pluperfect, future-perfect, conditional-perfect, present-subjunctive, imperfect-subjunctive, gerund, past-participle, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative — learn those forms as a set.

What are the gerund and past participle of trarre?

The gerund is traendo and the past participle is tratto. The perfect tenses use avere + tratto.

Where can I see the full conjugation of trarre?

On the trarre conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The trarre passato prossimo tense page goes deeper into its most practised tense.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for trarre, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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