retener
Spanish
Etymology
Verb
retener (first-person singular present retengo, first-person singular preterite retuve, past participle retenido)
- to retain, keep.
- to hold back.
- No tengo muy claro si es lo que realmente quiero, por una parte quiero abrazarte y besarte, pero algo me retiene, no sé el que.
- I'm not sure if it is what I really want, because a part of me wants to hug you and kiss you, but something, I don't know what, is holding me back.
- No tengo muy claro si es lo que realmente quiero, por una parte quiero abrazarte y besarte, pero algo me retiene, no sé el que.
- to catch.
- to hold.
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 retener | |||||||
| dative | retenerme | retenerte | retenerle, retenerse | retenernos | reteneros | retenerles, retenerse | |
| accusative | retenerme | retenerte | retenerlo, retenerla, retenerse | retenernos | reteneros | retenerlos, retenerlas, retenerse | |
| with gerund reteniendo | |||||||
| dative | reteniéndome | reteniéndote | reteniéndole, reteniéndose | reteniéndonos | reteniéndoos | reteniéndoles, reteniéndose | |
| accusative | reteniéndome | reteniéndote | reteniéndolo, reteniéndola, reteniéndose | reteniéndonos | reteniéndoos | reteniéndolos, reteniéndolas, reteniéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular imperative retén | |||||||
| dative | retenme | retente | retenle | retennos | not used | retenles | |
| accusative | retenme | retente | retenlo, retenla | retennos | not used | retenlos, retenlas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative retenga | |||||||
| dative | reténgame | not used | reténgale, reténgase | reténganos | not used | reténgales | |
| accusative | reténgame | not used | reténgalo, reténgala, reténgase | reténganos | not used | reténgalos, reténgalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative retengamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | retengámoste | retengámosle | retengámonos | retengámoos | retengámosles | |
| accusative | not used | retengámoste | retengámoslo, retengámosla | retengámonos | retengámoos | retengámoslos, retengámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative retened | |||||||
| dative | retenedme | not used | retenedle | retenednos | reteneos | retenedles | |
| accusative | retenedme | not used | retenedlo, retenedla | retenednos | reteneos | retenedlos, retenedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative retengan | |||||||
| dative | reténganme | not used | reténganle | reténgannos | not used | reténganles, reténganse | |
| accusative | reténganme | not used | reténganlo, reténganla | reténgannos | not used | reténganlos, reténganlas, reténganse | |
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