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/teˈneɾ/

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Translation

to have, to possess

Word origin

From Latin tenere ('to hold, to keep, to possess').

Origin
Latin
Root
tenere
English cognates
tenant, tenacious, tenable

Grammar

Verb typeirregular

Conjugation

Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yotengotuveteníatendrétendría
tienestuvisteteníastendrástendrías
él/ella/ud.tienetuvoteníatendrátendría
nos.tenemostuvimosteníamostendremostendríamos
vos.tenéistuvisteisteníaistendréistendríais
ellos/uds.tienentuvieronteníantendrántendrían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yotengatuvieratuviese
tengastuvierastuvieses
él/ella/ud.tengatuvieratuviese
nos.tengamostuviéramostuviésemos
vos.tengáistuvieraistuvieseis
ellos/uds.tengantuvierantuviesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
ten
ud.tenga
nosotrostengamos
vosotrostened
uds.tengan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
teniendo
Past participle
tenido

Examples

.

I have two brothers and one sister.

retraso.

The train is ten minutes late.

.

We have to leave before eight o'clock.

, equivoque.

You are right, I was wrong.

mucha .

I was very hungry after the long walk.

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