tener
Asturian
Conjugation
infinitive | tener | ||||||
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gerundive | teniendo | ||||||
participle | m teniú, f tenida, n tenío, m pl teníos, f pl teníes | ||||||
person | first singular yo |
second singular tu |
third singular él/elli |
first plural nosotros/nós |
second plural vosotros/vós |
third plural ellos | |
indicative | present | tengo/teo/to | tienes | tien | tenemos | tenéis | tienen |
preterite imperfect | tenía | teníes | tenía | teníamos/teníemos | teníais/teníeis | teníen | |
preterite indefinite | tevi/tuvi | tuviesti/tuvisti | tevo/tuvo | tuviemos/tuvimos | tuviestis/tuvistis | tuvieron | |
pluperfect | tuviera/tuviere | tuvieras/tuvieres | tuviera/tuviere | tuviéramos/tuviéremos | tuvierais/tuviereis | tuvieran/tuvieren | |
subjunctive | present | tenga | tengas | tenga | tengamos | tengáis | tengan |
preterite imperfect | tuviera/tuviere | tuvieras/tuvieres | tuviera/tuviere | tuviéramos/tuviéremos | tuvierais/tuviereis | tuvieran/tuvieren | |
potential | future | tendré | tendrás | tendrá | tendremos | tendréis | tendrán |
conditional | tendría | tendríes | tendría | tendríamos/tendríemos | tendríais/tendríeis | tendríen | |
imperative | ten | tenéi |
Interlingua
Conjugation
infinitive | tener | ||
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participle | present | perfect | |
tenente | tenite | ||
active | present | simple | perfect |
tene | ha tenite | ||
past | teneva | habeva tenite | |
future | tenera | habera tenite | |
conditional | tenerea | haberea tenite | |
imperative | tene | ||
passive | present | simple | perfect |
es tenite | ha essite tenite | ||
past | esseva tenite | habeva essite tenite | |
future | essera tenite | habera essite tenite | |
conditional | esserea tenite | haberea essite tenite | |
imperative | sia tenite |
Interlingue
Italian
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Cognates include Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō), Sanskrit तनोति (tanóti) and Old English þennan.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈte.ner/, [ˈtɛ.nɛr]
Adjective
tener (feminine tenera, neuter tenerum, comparative tenerior, superlative tenerrimus, adverb tenerē); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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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
- tenellulus
- tenerāscō
- tenerē
- teneritās
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
- 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
- (ambiguous) to be confined to one's bed: lecto teneri
Romansch
Etymology 2
From Latin teneō, tenēre.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- tenercasa
- tener cumpignia
- tener distanza
- tener ils polischs
- tener ora
- tener plaid
- tener quen
- tener si
Spanish
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈneɾ/
Verb
tener (first-person singular present tengo, first-person singular preterite tuve, past participle tenido)
- (transitive) to have, possess
- Ella tiene seis hermanos. ― She has six brothers.
- Tengo una pluma. ― I have a pen.
- (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?”)
- (transitive) to hold, grasp
- Ten esto. ― Hold this.
- (transitive) to contain
- Este tarro tiene las cenizas. ― This jar contains the ashes.
- (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.”)
- (transitive) to make to feel
- Eso nos tiene tristes. ― That makes us sad.
- (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.”)
- (used with que) To have to
- Tengo que salir ahora. - "I have to leave now."
Usage notes
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")
Conjugation
infinitive | tener | ||||||
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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/ello 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/ello 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 | |
future1 | tuviere | tuvieres | tuviere | tuviéremos | tuviereis | tuvieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | tentú tenévos |
tenga | tengamos | tened | tengan | ||
negative | no tengas | no tenga | no tengamos | no tengáis | no tengan |
- 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive tener | |||||||
dative | tenerme | tenerte | tenerle, tenerse | tenernos | teneros | tenerles, tenerse | |
accusative | tenerme | tenerte | tenerlo, tenerla, tenerse | tenernos | teneros | tenerlos, tenerlas, tenerse | |
with gerund teniendo | |||||||
dative | teniéndome | teniéndote | teniéndole, teniéndose | teniéndonos | teniéndoos | teniéndoles, teniéndose | |
accusative | teniéndome | teniéndote | teniéndolo, teniéndola, teniéndose | teniéndonos | teniéndoos | teniéndolos, teniéndolas, teniéndose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative ten | |||||||
dative | tenme | tente | tenle | tennos | not used | tenles | |
accusative | tenme | tente | tenlo, tenla | tennos | not used | tenlos, tenlas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative tenga | |||||||
dative | téngame | not used | téngale, téngase | ténganos | not used | téngales | |
accusative | téngame | not used | téngalo, téngala, téngase | ténganos | not used | téngalos, téngalas | |
with first-person plural imperative tengamos | |||||||
dative | not used | tengámoste | tengámosle | tengámonos | tengámoos | tengámosles | |
accusative | not used | tengámoste | tengámoslo, tengámosla | tengámonos | tengámoos | tengámoslos, tengámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative tened | |||||||
dative | tenedme | not used | tenedle | tenednos | teneos | tenedles | |
accusative | tenedme | not used | tenedlo, tenedla | tenednos | teneos | tenedlos, tenedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative tengan | |||||||
dative | ténganme | not used | ténganle | téngannos | not used | ténganles, ténganse | |
accusative | ténganme | not used | ténganlo, ténganla | téngannos | not used | ténganlos, ténganlas, ténganse |
Synonyms
- (to have, possess): poseer