Translation
to hold, keep
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Examples
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He held the book in his hand.
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Keep the door open!
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She keeps her word.
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I will keep your secret.
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The mother held the child in her arms.
is holding on, continuing to have in your grip; is the moment of taking. English blurs the two under keep and take, so the pair rewards a little care. It also licenses a second complement, , where the adjective describes the state you are maintaining and does not take -n. i means to hold on or keep oneself somewhere, and is a handle, the thing you hold with.
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Word family
Words built on teni with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- deteniverb
to hold back, to restrain; to detain
deteni
- elteniverb
to endure, to withstand, to hold out
elteni
- enteniverb
to hold within, to contain (to have inside)
enteni
- reteniverb
to hold back, to restrain; to retain
re-teni: to hold back
- sintenonoun
attitude; bearing, stance
siteni
- subteniverb
to support, to hold up, to back
subteni
- tenilonoun
handle, grip
teni-il-
- vivteniverb
to sustain, to keep alive; to make a living (vivteni sin)
viviteni
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 8: teni, viziti, suno and 6 more words.