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tener

tener

See also: téner

Aragonese

Verb

tener

  1. to have, hold

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin tenēre, present active infinitive of teneō.

Verb

tener

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

Conjugation

Interlingua

Verb

tener

  1. to hold

Conjugation

Italian

Verb

tener

  1. apocopic form of tenere

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. soft, delicate, tender
  2. young, youthful
  3. effeminate, sensitive
  4. (poetic) erotic

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative tener tenera tenerum tenerī tenerae tenera
genitive tenerī tenerae tenerī tenerōrum tenerārum tenerōrum
dative tenerō tenerō tenerīs
accusative tenerum teneram tenerum tenerōs tenerās tenera
ablative tenerō tenerā tenerō tenerīs
vocative tener tenera tenerum tenerī tenerae tenera

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • tener in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tener in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “tener”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to be confined to one's bed: lecto teneri
    • (ambiguous) to be in gross error, seriously misled: magno errore teneri
    • (ambiguous) to be enamoured of philosophy: philosophiae (sapientiae) studio teneri (Acad. 1. 2. 4)
    • (ambiguous) to cherish a hope: spe duci, niti, teneri
    • (ambiguous) to long for a thing, yearn for it: desiderio alicuius rei teneri, affici (more strongly flagrare, incensum esse)
    • (ambiguous) to be bound by one's word; to be on one's honour: fide obstrictum teneri (Pis. 13. 29)
    • (ambiguous) to have an inclination for a thing: studio alicuius rei teneri
    • (ambiguous) to be bound by oath: iureiurando teneri (Off. 3. 27. 100)
    • (ambiguous) to be the slave of superstition: superstitione teneri, constrictum esse, obligatum esse
    • (ambiguous) to be bound by a law: lege teneri
    • (ambiguous) to be convicted by some one's evidence: testibus teneri, convictum esse

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin tener, tenerum.

Adjective

tener m (feminine singular tenra, masculine plural teners, feminine plural tenras)

  1. tender

Etymology 2

Verb

tener

  1. (Sursilvan) to hold, keep
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈneɾ/

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to have, possess
    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 have, feel (internally)
    Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella.‎ ― He has much admiration for her.
    Tengo frío.‎ ― I feel cold.
    Tenemos hambre.‎ ― We are hungry. (literally: “We have hunger.”)
  6. (transitive) to make to feel
    Eso nos tiene tristes.‎ ― That makes us sad.
  7. (transitive) to have (a measure or age)
    Tiene tres metros de ancho.‎ ― It is three metres wide. (literally: “It has three metres of width.”)
    Tengo veinte años.‎ ― I am twenty years (old). (literally: “I have twenty years.”)


Usage notes

  • (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

    Conjugation of tener (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive tener
gerund teniendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular tenido tenida
plural tenidos tenidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tengo tienestú
tenésvos 		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
vos		 él/ella
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 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
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative téntú
tenévos 		tenga tengamos tened tengan
negative no tengas no tenga no tengamos no tengáis no tengan

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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    Selected combined forms of teneredit data

These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive tener
dative tenerme tenerte, tenerle tenerle, tenerse tenernos teneros, tenerles tenerles, tenerse
accusative tenerme tenerte, tenerlo, tenerla tenerlo, tenerla, tenerse tenernos teneros, tenerlos, tenerlas tenerlos, tenerlas, tenerse
with gerund teniendo
dative teniéndome teniéndote, teniéndole teniéndole, teniéndose teniéndonos teniéndoos, teniéndoles teniéndoles, teniéndose
accusative teniéndome teniéndote, teniéndolo, teniéndola teniéndolo, teniéndola, teniéndose teniéndonos teniéndoos, teniéndolos, teniéndolas teniéndolos, teniéndolas, teniéndose
with informal second-person singular imperative tén
dative tenme tente, tenle tenle tennos tenos, tenles tenles
accusative tenme tente, tenlo, tenla tenlo, tenla tennos tenos, tenlos, tenlas tenlos, tenlas
with formal second-person singular imperative tenga
dative téngame téngate, téngale téngale, téngase ténganos téngales téngales, téngase
accusative téngame téngate, téngalo, téngala téngalo, téngala, téngase ténganos téngalos, téngalas téngalos, téngalas, téngase
with first-person plural imperative tengamos
dative not used tengámosle tengámosle tengámonos tengámosles tengámosles
accusative not used tengámoslo, tengámosla tengámoslo, tengámosla tengámonos tengámoslos, tengámoslas tengámoslos, tengámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative tened
dative tenedme tenedle tenedle tenednos teneos, tenedles tenedles
accusative tenedme tenedlo, tenedla tenedlo, tenedla tenednos teneos, tenedlos, tenedlas tenedlos, tenedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tengan
dative ténganme téngante, ténganle ténganle, ténganse ténganos ténganles ténganles, ténganse
accusative ténganme téngante, ténganlo, ténganla ténganlo, ténganla, ténganse ténganos ténganlos, ténganlas ténganlos, ténganlas, ténganse

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See also

Etymology

From Latin tenēre, present active infinitive of teneō.

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