tener

From Latin tenēre, present active infinitive of teneō.

tener

1. to have, hold

From Latin tenēre, present active infinitive of teneō.

tener

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

• Reference http://www.academiadelallingua.com/diccionariu/gramatica_llingua.pdf

tener

1. to hold

tener

1. to hold

tener

1. Apocopic form of tenere

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ner/, [ˈtɛ.nɛr]

tener (feminine tenera, neuter tenerum, comparative tenerior, superlative tenerrimus, adverb tenerē); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

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

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

• tenellulus
• tenerāscō
• tenerē
• teneritās

• 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
• tener in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (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
    

From Latin tener, tenerum.

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

1. tender

From Latin teneō, tenēre.

tener

1. (Sursilvan) to hold, keep

• (Rumantsch Grischun) tegnair
• (Sutsilvan) taner
• (Surmiran) tigneir
• (Puter, Vallader) tgnair

From Latin tenēre (“to hold, to have”), present active infinitive of teneō (“I hold, I have”), from Proto-Italic *tenēō, stative from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”).

• IPA^(key): /teˈneɾ/

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.”)

8. (used with que) To have to

   Tengo que salir ahora. - "I have to leave now."

In the sense (to feel): tener is often used with nouns like calor (“heat”), frío (“cold”), hambre (“hunger”), sed (“thirst”), to indicate states; English would use adjectives instead

• Tengo hambre

  I'm hungry (literally "I have hunger")

• Tengo miedo

  I'm scared (literally "I have fear")

• (to have, possess): poseer

• deber
• haber