tener

Inherited from Navarro-Aragonese tener, in turn from Latin tenēre.


tener

tener (infinitive)
teniendo (gerund)
m teniú (participle)
f tenida (participle)
n tenío (participle)
m pl teníos (participle)
f pl teníes (participle)
tengo (first-person indicative present singular)
teo (first-person indicative present singular)
to (first-person indicative present singular)
tienes (indicative present second-person singular)
tien (indicative present singular third-person)
tenemos (first-person indicative plural present)
tenéis (indicative plural present second-person)
tienen (indicative plural present third-person)
tenía (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
teníes (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
tenía (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
teníamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
teníemos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
teníais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
teníeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
teníen (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
tevi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
tuvi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
tuviesti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
tuvisti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
tevo (indicative preterite singular third-person)
tuvo (indicative preterite singular third-person)
tuviemos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
tuvimos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
tuviestis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
tuvistis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
tuvieron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
tuviera (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
tuviere (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
tuvieras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
tuvieres (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
tuviera (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
tuviere (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
tuviéramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
tuviéremos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
tuvierais (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
tuviereis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
tuvieran (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
tuvieren (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
tendré (first-person future indicative singular)
tendrás (future indicative second-person singular)
tendrá (future indicative singular third-person)
tendremos (first-person future indicative plural)
tendréis (future indicative plural second-person)
tendrán (future indicative plural third-person)
tendría (conditional first-person indicative singular)
tendríes (conditional indicative second-person singular)
tendría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
tendríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
tendríemos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
tendríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
tendríeis (conditional indicative plural second-person)
tendríen (conditional indicative plural third-person)
tenga (first-person present singular subjunctive)
tengas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
tenga (present singular subjunctive third-person)
tengamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
tengáis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
tengan (plural present subjunctive third-person)
tuviera (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
tuviere (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
tuvieras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
tuvieres (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
tuviera (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
tuviere (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
tuviéramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
tuviéremos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
tuvierais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
tuviereis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
tuvieran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
tuvieren (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ten (imperative second-person singular)
tenéi (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from Old Leonese tenere, in turn from Latin tenēre.


tener

bcl-verb

tenér (plural terener, Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜍ᜔)


tener

tener (infinitive)
tenente (participle present)
tenite (participle perfect)
tene (active present)
ha tenite (active perfect present)
teneva (active past present)
habeva tenite (active past perfect)
tenera (active future present)
habera tenite (active future perfect)
tenerea (active conditional present)
haberea tenite (active conditional perfect)
tene (active imperative present)
es tenite (passive present)
ha essite tenite (passive perfect present)
esseva tenite (passive past present)
habeva essite tenite (passive past perfect)
essera tenite (future passive present)
habera essite tenite (future passive perfect)
esserea tenite (conditional passive present)
haberea essite tenite (conditional passive perfect)
sia tenite (imperative passive present)


tener

la-adj

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

tenera (feminine)
tenerum (neuter)
tenerior (comparative)
tenerrimus (superlative)
tenerē (adverb)
in -er (masculine nominative singular)
tener (masculine nominative singular)
tenera (feminine nominative singular)
tenerum (neuter nominative singular)
tenerī (masculine nominative singular)
tenerae (feminine nominative plural)
tenera (neuter nominative plural)
tenerī (genitive masculine singular)
tenerae (feminine genitive singular)
tenerī (genitive neuter singular)
tenerōrum (genitive masculine singular)
tenerārum (feminine genitive plural)
tenerōrum (genitive neuter plural)
tenerō (dative masculine singular)
tenerae (dative feminine singular)
tenerō (dative neuter singular)
tenerīs (dative feminine masculine neuter)
tenerum (accusative masculine singular)
teneram (accusative feminine singular)
tenerum (accusative neuter singular)
tenerōs (accusative masculine singular)
tenerās (accusative feminine plural)
tenera (accusative neuter plural)
tenerō (ablative masculine singular)
tenerā (ablative feminine singular)
tenerō (ablative neuter singular)
tenerīs (ablative feminine masculine neuter)
tener (masculine singular vocative)
tenera (feminine singular vocative)
tenerum (neuter singular vocative)
tenerī (masculine singular vocative)
tenerae (feminine plural vocative)
tenera (neuter plural vocative)

Balkan Romance:

Aromanian: tinir, tiniru, tinãr

Istro-Romanian: tiner

Megleno-Romanian: tinir

Romanian: tânăr

Italo-Romance:

Italian: tenero

Sicilian: tènniru, tènnuru

Padanian:

Friulian: tenar

Ligurian: tégno, ténio

Lombard: tender, tendro

Piedmontese: tënner, tenre, tenr

Romansch: tener, tegnair

Venetan: tènaro, tèndro, tènero

Northern Gallo-Romance:

Old French: tendre

French: tendre

→ Middle English: tender

English: tender

Southern Gallo-Romance:

Catalan: tendre

Occitan: tendre

Gascon: tenhèr, trende

Languedocien: tenre

Ibero-Romance:

Asturian: tienru

Galician: tenro

Portuguese: terno, tenro

Spanish: tierno, ternero

Borrowings:

→ Proto-Brythonic: *tɨner

Breton: tener

Welsh: tyner

Disputed; either:
* From Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). Cognates would include Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō), Sanskrit तनोति (tanóti) and Old English þennan.
* Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“soft, weak, tender; young, small”) with dissimilation or metathesis: according to M. de Vaan, from Proto-Italic *terenos along with Sabine terenum (“soft”). Further cognates would include Epic Greek τέρην (térēn, “soft, gentle”), Old Armenian թոռն (tʻoṙn, “grandchild”), Middle Armenian թարմ (tʻarm, “fresh”) and Sanskrit तरुण (táruṇa, “young, tender, juvenile”), तर्ण (tárṇa, “calf”).


tener

tener (infinitive)
tenendo (gerund)
tenido (masculine participle past singular)
tenidos (masculine participle past plural)
tenida (feminine participle past singular)
tenidas (feminine participle past plural)
tengo (indicative present singular)
tenes (indicative present second-person singular)
ten (indicative present singular)
tenemos (first-person indicative plural present)
teneis (indicative plural present)
ténen (indicative plural present)
tenie (imperfect indicative singular)
tenies (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
teniemos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
teniedes (imperfect indicative plural)
tenien (imperfect indicative plural)
tube (indicative preterite singular)
tubiste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
tubo (indicative preterite singular)
tubimos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
tubistes (indicative plural preterite)
tubírun (indicative plural preterite)
tubira (indicative pluperfect singular)
tubiras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
tubíramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
tubírades (indicative pluperfect plural)
tubíran (indicative pluperfect plural)
tenerei (future indicative singular)
tenerás (future indicative second-person singular)
tenerá (future indicative singular)
teneremos (first-person future indicative plural)
tenereis (future indicative plural)
teneran (future indicative plural)
tenerie (conditional indicative singular)
teneries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
teneriemos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
teneriedes (conditional indicative plural)
tenerien (conditional indicative plural)
tenga (present singular subjunctive)
tengas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
téngamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
téngades (plural present subjunctive)
téngan (plural present subjunctive)
tubisse (preterite singular subjunctive)
tubisses (preterite second-person singular subjunctive)
tubíssemos (first-person plural preterite subjunctive)
tubíssedes (plural preterite subjunctive)
tubíssen (plural preterite subjunctive)
tubir (future singular subjunctive)
tubires (future second-person singular subjunctive)
tubirmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
tubirdes (future plural subjunctive)
tubíren (future plural subjunctive)
ten (imperative second-person singular)
tenei (imperative plural)
tener (imperative infinitive personal singular)
teneres (imperative infinitive second-person singular)
tenermos (first-person imperative infinitive plural)
tenerdes (infinitive personal plural)
tenéren (infinitive personal plural)


tener

rm-adj

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

tenra (feminine singular)
teners (masculine plural)
tenras (feminine plural)


tener

Ella tiene seis hermanos.

Tengo una pluma.

(transitive, literally) to have, possess

Usted tiene suerte.

You are lucky. (literally, “You have luck.”)

¡Ten cuidado!

¿Quién tiene razón?

Who is right? (literally, “Who has reason?”)

(transitive) to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)

Ten esto.

Este tarro tiene las cenizas.

El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores.

The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.

Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas.

I used to think that book held all the answers.

(transitive) to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)

Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella.

Tengo frío.

Tenemos hambre.

We are hungry. (literally, “We have hunger.”)

Eso nos tiene tristes.

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.”)

Tengo que salir ahora.

Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control.

That cadet needs to get it under control.

to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)

Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo.

Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.

Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos.

I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.

Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales.

She bore ten children, all natural births.

to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)

Ahora todo tiene sentido.

(reflexive) to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)

es-verb

tener (first-person singular present tengo, first-person singular preterite tuve, past participle tenido)

tengo (first-person present singular)
tuve (first-person preterite singular)
tenido (participle past)
tener (infinitive)
teniendo (gerund)
tenido (masculine participle past singular)
tenida (feminine participle past singular)
tenidos (masculine participle past plural)
tenidas (feminine participle past plural)
tengo (first-person indicative present singular)
tienes (indicative informal present second-person singular)
tenés (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
tiene (indicative present singular third-person)
tenemos (first-person indicative plural present)
tenéis (indicative plural present second-person)
tienen (indicative plural present third-person)
tenía (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
tenías (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
tenía (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
teníamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
teníais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
tenían (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
tuve (first-person indicative preterite singular)
tuviste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
tuvo (indicative preterite singular third-person)
tuvimos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
tuvisteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
tuvieron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
tendré (first-person future indicative singular)
tendrás (future indicative second-person singular)
tendrá (future indicative singular third-person)
tendremos (first-person future indicative plural)
tendréis (future indicative plural second-person)
tendrán (future indicative plural third-person)
tendría (conditional first-person indicative singular)
tendrías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
tendría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
tendríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
tendríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
tendrían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
tenga (first-person present singular subjunctive)
tengas (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
tengás (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
tenga (present singular subjunctive third-person)
tengamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
tengáis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
tengan (plural present subjunctive third-person)
tuviera (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
tuvieras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
tuviera (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
tuviéramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
tuvierais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
tuvieran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
tuviese (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
tuvieses (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
tuviese (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
tuviésemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
tuvieseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
tuviesen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
tuviere (first-person future singular subjunctive)
tuvieres (future second-person singular subjunctive)
tuviere (future singular subjunctive third-person)
tuviéremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
tuviereis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
tuvieren (future plural subjunctive third-person)
ten (imperative informal second-person singular)
tené (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
tenga (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
tenga (imperative singular third-person)
tengamos (first-person imperative plural)
tened (imperative plural second-person)
tengan (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
tengan (imperative plural third-person)
tengas (imperative negative second-person singular)
tenga (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
tenga (imperative negative singular third-person)
tengamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
tengáis (imperative negative plural second-person)
tengan (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
tengan (imperative negative plural third-person)
tenerme (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
tenerte (combined-form dative infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
tenerle (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
tenerse (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
tenernos (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
teneros (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
tenerles (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
tenerse (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
tenerme (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
tenerte (accusative combined-form infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
tenerlo (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
tenerla (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
tenerse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
tenernos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
teneros (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
tenerlos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
tenerlas (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
tenerse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
teniéndome (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-singular)
teniéndote (combined-form dative gerund object-second-person object-singular)
teniéndole (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
teniéndose (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
teniéndonos (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-plural)
teniéndoos (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-second-person)
teniéndoles (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
teniéndose (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
teniéndome (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-singular)
teniéndote (accusative combined-form gerund object-second-person object-singular)
teniéndolo (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
teniéndola (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
teniéndose (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
teniéndonos (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-plural)
teniéndoos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-second-person)
teniéndolos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
teniéndolas (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
teniéndose (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
tenme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
tente (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
tenle (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
tennos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
tenles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
tenme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
tente (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
tenlo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
tenla (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
tennos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
tenlos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
tenlas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
teneme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
tenete (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
tenele (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
tenenos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
teneles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
teneme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
tenete (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
tenelo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
tenela (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
tenenos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
tenelos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
tenelas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
téngame (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
téngale (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
téngase (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
ténganos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
téngales (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
téngame (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
téngalo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
téngala (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
téngase (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
ténganos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
téngalos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
téngalas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
tengámoste (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
tengámosle (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
tengámonos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
tengámoos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
tengámosles (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
tengámoste (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
tengámoslo (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
tengámosla (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
tengámonos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
tengámoos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
tengámoslos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
tengámoslas (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
tenedme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
tenedle (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
tenednos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
teneos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
tenedles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
tenedme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
tenedlo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
tenedla (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
tenednos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
teneos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
tenedlos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
tenedlas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
ténganme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
ténganle (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
téngannos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
ténganles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
ténganse (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
ténganme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
ténganlo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
ténganla (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
téngannos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
ténganlos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
ténganlas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
ténganse (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)

no tener ánimos

to not feel like, to not be in the mood for

no tener cabida en

to have no place for, to have no room for

tener prioridad

to take precedence, to take priority, to be given priority

Inherited from Latin tenēre, teneō (“hold, keep, have”), from Proto-Italic *tenēō, stative from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”). The preterite forms in tuv- are from contamination with those of the near-synonymous haber, hub-.