tener

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Aragonese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin tenēre, present active infinitive of teneō

Verb [edit]

tener

  1. to have, hold

Asturian [edit]

Verb [edit]

tener

  1. have got, to have
  2. to have to (indicates necessity)

Conjugation [edit]

Impersonal forms
Infinitive tener
Gerund teniendo
Past participle teníu
Personal forms
yo tu él~elli/-a/-o nosotros/-es~nós vosotros/-es~vós ellos/-es
Indicative Present tengo
teo
to		 tienes tien tenemos tenéis tienen
Imperfect preterite tenía teníes tenía teníamos~teníemos teníais~teníeis teníen
Perfect preterite tuvi
tevi		 tuvisti
tuviesti		 tuvo
tevo		 tuvimos
tuviemos		 tuvistis
tuviestis		 tuvieron
Pluperfect preterite tuviera~tuviere tusviera~tuvieres tuviera~tuviere tuviéramos~tuviéremos tuvierais~tuviereis tuvieran~tuvieren
yo tu él~elli/-a/-o nosotros/-es~nós vosotros/-es~vós ellos/-es
Subjunctive Present tenga tengas tenga tengamos tengáis tengan
Imperfect preterite tuviera~tuviere tusviera~tuvieres tuviera~tuviere tuviéramos~tuviéremos tuvierais~tuviereis tuvieran~tuvieren
yo tu él~elli/-a/-o nosotros/-es~nós vosotros/-es~vós ellos/-es
Potential Future tendré tendrás tendrá tendremos tendréis tendrán
Conditional tendría tendríes tendría tendríamos~tendríemos tendríais~tendríeis tendríen
- tu vusté nosotros/-es~nós vosotros/-es~vós vustedes
Imperative ten vamos tener tenéi

Interlingua [edit]

Verb [edit]

tener

  1. to hold

Conjugation [edit]

Conjugation of “tener”


Nominal forms
Infinitive tener
Present Perfect
Participles tenente tenite
Personal forms
Simple Perfect
Active voice Present tene ha tenite
Past teneva habeva tenite
Future tenera habera tenite
Conditional tenerea haberea tenite
Imperative tene --
Passive voice Present es tenite ha essite tenite
Past esseva tenite habeva essite tenite
Future essera tenite habera essite tenite
Conditional esserea tenite haberea essite tenite
Imperative sia tenite --


Italian [edit]

Verb [edit]

tener

  1. apocopic form of tenere

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Cognates include Ancient Greek τείνω (teinō), Sanskrit तनोति (tanóti) and Old English þennan.

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

tener m (feminine tenera, neuter tenerum); first/second declension

  1. soft, delicate, tender
  2. young, youthful
  3. effeminate, sensitive

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
Case \ Gender M. F. N. MM. FF. NN.
nominative tener tenera tenerum tenerī tenerae tenera
genitive tenerī tenerae tenerī tenerōrum tenerārum tenerōrum
dative tenerō tenerae tenerō tenerīs tenerīs tenerīs
accusative tenerum teneram tenerum tenerōs tenerās tenera
ablative tenerō tenerā tenerō tenerīs tenerīs tenerīs
vocative tener tenera tenerum tenerī tenerae tenera

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Romansch [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Latin tener.

Adjective [edit]

tener m f tenra, m plural teners, f plural tenras)

  1. tender

Etymology 2 [edit]

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Verb [edit]

tener

  1. (Sursilvan) to hold, keep
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Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin tenēre (“to hold, to have”), present active infinitive of teneō (“I hold, I have”)

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

tener (first-person singular present tengo, first-person singular preterite tuve, past participle tenido)

  1. (transitive) To have, possess an object.
    Ella tiene seis hermanos. — “She has six brothers.”
    Tengo una pluma. — “I have a pen.”
  2. (transitive) To possess a condition or quality.
    Usted tiene suerte. — “You are lucky.” (literally: “You have luck.”)
    ¡Ten cuidado! — “Be careful!” (literally: “Have care!”)
    ¿Quién tiene razón? — “Who is right?” (literally: "Who has reason?")
  3. (transitive) To hold, grasp.
    Ten esto. — “Hold this.”
  4. (transitive) To contain.
    Este tarro tiene las cenizas. — “This jar contains the ashes.”
  5. (transitive) To feel (internally).
    Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. — “He feels much admiration for her.”
    Tengo frío. — “I feel cold.”
    Tenemos hambre. — “We are hungry.” (literally: “We feel hunger.”)
  6. (transitive) To make to feel.
    Eso nos tiene tristes. — “That makes us sad.”
  7. (transitive) To be of a measure or age.
    Tiene tres metros de ancho. — “It is three metres wide.”
    Tengo veinte años. — “I am twenty years (old).”


Usage notes [edit]

  • (to feel): Tener is often used with nouns like calor (“heat”), frío (“coldness”), hambre (“hunger”), sed (“thirst”), etc. to express a personal condition, as shown in examples above.

Conjugation [edit]

    Conjugation of tener (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive tener
gerund teniendo
past participle tenido
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú él/ella
usted		 nosotros vosotros ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tengo tienes tiene tenemos tenéis tienen
imperfect tenía tenías tenía teníamos teníais tenían
preterite tuve tuviste tuvo tuvimos tuvisteis tuvieron
future tendré tendrás tendrá tendremos tendréis tendrán
conditional tendría tendrías tendría tendríamos tendríais tendrían
subjunctive yo tú él/ella
usted		 nosotros vosotros ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tenga tengas tenga tengamos tengáis tengan
imperfect
(ra)		 tuviera tuvieras tuviera tuviéramos tuvierais tuvieran
imperfect
(se)		 tuviese tuvieses tuviese tuviésemos tuvieseis tuviesen
future tuviere tuvieres tuviere tuviéremos tuviereis tuvieren
imperative — tú usted nosotros vosotros ustedes
affirmative ten tenga tengamos tened tengan
negative no tengas no tenga no tengamos no tengáis no tengan
Other verbs with this conjugation:
Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation tener)

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