mantener
Asturian
Etymology
From Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).
Verb
mantener
Ladino
Etymology
From Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).
Verb
mantener (Latin spelling)
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”). Equivalent to mano + tener. Compare Portuguese manter, French maintenir, Italian mantenere.
Verb
mantener (first-person singular present mantengo, first-person singular preterite mantuve, past participle mantenido)
- to maintain; to keep, to preserve.
- Mantenga la tapa cerrada. ― Keep the lid closed.
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- to support.
- Yo mantengo a mis hijos. ― I support my children.
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Conjugation
- 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
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These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive mantener | |||||||
| dative | mantenerme | mantenerte | mantenerle, mantenerse | mantenernos | manteneros | mantenerles, mantenerse | |
| accusative | mantenerme | mantenerte | mantenerlo, mantenerla, mantenerse | mantenernos | manteneros | mantenerlos, mantenerlas, mantenerse | |
| with gerund manteniendo | |||||||
| dative | manteniéndome | manteniéndote | manteniéndole, manteniéndose | manteniéndonos | manteniéndoos | manteniéndoles, manteniéndose | |
| accusative | manteniéndome | manteniéndote | manteniéndolo, manteniéndola, manteniéndose | manteniéndonos | manteniéndoos | manteniéndolos, manteniéndolas, manteniéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular imperative mantén | |||||||
| dative | mantenme | mantente | mantenle | mantennos | not used | mantenles | |
| accusative | mantenme | mantente | mantenlo, mantenla | mantennos | not used | mantenlos, mantenlas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative mantenga | |||||||
| dative | manténgame | not used | manténgale, manténgase | manténganos | not used | manténgales | |
| accusative | manténgame | not used | manténgalo, manténgala, manténgase | manténganos | not used | manténgalos, manténgalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative mantengamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | mantengámoste | mantengámosle | mantengámonos | mantengámoos | mantengámosles | |
| accusative | not used | mantengámoste | mantengámoslo, mantengámosla | mantengámonos | mantengámoos | mantengámoslos, mantengámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative mantened | |||||||
| dative | mantenedme | not used | mantenedle | mantenednos | manteneos | mantenedles | |
| accusative | mantenedme | not used | mantenedlo, mantenedla | mantenednos | manteneos | mantenedlos, mantenedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative mantengan | |||||||
| dative | manténganme | not used | manténganle | manténgannos | not used | manténganles, manténganse | |
| accusative | manténganme | not used | manténganlo, manténganla | manténgannos | not used | manténganlos, manténganlas, manténganse | |
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