ter
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology
Contraction of te + the old feminine singular dative definite article der.
[edit] Preposition
ter
- for, for the (followed by a feminine singular noun, e.g., one ending in -ing).
- Stichting ter Bevordering van de Duiksport — Foundation for the Advancement of Scubadiving
- in the
- De Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is de oudste universiteit van de Nederlanden en tevens de oudste nog bestaande katholieke universiteit ter wereld. — The Catholic University of Leuven is the oldest university of the Low Countries and also the oldest still existing catholic university in the world.
[edit] Usage notes
- Like ten, "ter" occurs mostly in fixed idiomatic expressions, although with words on -ing, -te, -heid etc. that are feminine, it enjoys a limited productivity:
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- ter wikifiëring -- intended to be wikified.
[edit] Expressions
ter ere van
- in honor of
- Het eerste Oktoberfest werd in 1810 gehouden ter ere van de bruiloft van kroonprins Lodewijk van Beieren en prinses Theresia van Saksen-Hildburghausen.[1] — The first Oktoberfest was held in 1810 in honor of the wedding of crown prince Louis IV of Bavaria and princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
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[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Galician
[edit] Etymology
From Latin tenēre (“‘to hold, to have’”), present active infinitive of teneō (“‘I hold, I have’”)
[edit] Verb
ter (first-person sg present teño, first-person sg preterite tiven, past participle tido)
- to hold, have
- to possess
- first-person singular personal infinitive of ter.
- third-person singular personal infinitive of ter.
[edit] Conjugation
Conjugation of ter (irregular)
| infinitive | ter | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | tendo | ||||||
| past participle | tido | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
| present | teño | tes | ten | temos | tendes, tedes | teñen | |
| imperfect | tiña | tiñas | tiña | tiñamos | tiñades | tiñan | |
| preterite | tiven | tiveches | tivo | tivemos | tivestes | tiveron | |
| pluperfect | tivera | tiveras | tivera | tiveramos | tiverades | tiveran | |
| future | terei | terás | terá | teremos | teredes | terán | |
| conditional | tería | terías | tería | teriamos | teriades | terían | |
| subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
| present | teña | teñas | teña | teñamos | teñades | teñan | |
| preterite | tivese | tiveses | tivese | tivésemos | tivésedes | tivesen | |
| future | tiver | tiveres | tiver | tivermos | tiverdes | tiveren | |
| imperative | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
| — | ten | — | — | tede, tende | — | ||
| personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela | nós | vós | eles / elas | |
| ter | teres | ter | termos | terdes | teren | ||
[edit] Synonyms
- (to possess): posuir
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Adverb
ter
[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Verb
ter
- to have, to possess
- "Eu tenho uma bela casa!" - I have a beautiful house.
- (que + dependent clause) must, have to.
- "Eu tenho que ir à firma!" - I must go to the office.
[edit] Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb ter
Notes:
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele/ela/você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles/elas/vocês) |
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| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | ter | |||||
| Personal | ter | teres | ter | termos | terdes | terem |
| Present participle | ||||||
| tendo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | tido | tidos | ||||
| Feminine | tida | tidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | tenho | tens | tem | temos | tendes | têm |
| Imperfect | tinha | tinhas | tinha | tínhamos | tínheis | tinham |
| Preterite | tive | tiveeste | teve | tivemos | tivestes | tiveram |
| Pluperfect | tivera | tiveras | tivera | tivéramos | tivéreis | tiveram |
| Future | terei | terás | terá | teremos | tereis | terão |
| Conditional | teria | terias | teria | teríamos | teríeis | teriam |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | tenha | tenhas | tenha | tenhamos | tenhais | tenham |
| Imperfect | tivesse | tivesses | tivesse | tivéssemos | tivésseis | tivessem |
| Future | tiver | tiveres | tiver | tivermos | tiverdes | tiverem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | tenha | tem | tenha | tenhamos | tende | tenham |
| Negative (não) | tenha | tenhas | tenha | tenhamos | tenhais | tenham |
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[edit] Noun
ter