tener

See also: téner

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin tenēre, present active infinitive of teneō.

Verb

tener

  1. to have, hold

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin tenēre, present active infinitive of teneō.

Verb

tener

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

Conjugation

Interlingua

Verb

tener

  1. to hold

Conjugation

Interlingue

Verb

tener

  1. to hold

Conjugation

Italian

Verb

tener

  1. Apocopic form of tenere

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); first/second declension

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

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

Number Singular Plural
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

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

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin tener, tenerum.

Adjective

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

  1. tender

Etymology 2

From Latin teneō, tenēre.

Verb

tener

  1. (Sursilvan) to hold, keep
Alternative forms
Derived terms

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)

  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."


Usage notes

In the sense (to feel): tener is often used with nouns like calor (“heat”), frío (“coldness”), 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

        Conjugation of tener (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive tener
    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.

    Other verbs with this conjugation:

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          Selected combined forms of teneredit data

      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 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

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