"qué tienes" meaning in Spanish

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Phrase

IPA: /ˌke ˈtjenes/, [ˌke ˈt̪je.nes] Forms: ¿qué tienes [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “what do you have”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|what do you have}} “what do you have”, {{lit|what do you have}} Literally, “what do you have” Head templates: {{head|es|phrase|head=¿qué tienes?}} ¿qué tienes?
  1. (colloquial) What's the matter? Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-qué_tienes-es-phrase-G~PGfJJy
  2. (idiomatic) What is wrong with you? (depending on tone) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-qué_tienes-es-phrase-VHavz287 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “what do you have”.",
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        "(colloquial) What's the matter?"
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        "(idiomatic) What is wrong with you? (depending on tone)"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˌke ˈtjenes/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌke ˈt̪je.nes]"
    }
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        "1": "what do you have"
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        "(idiomatic) What is wrong with you? (depending on tone)"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌke ˈtjenes/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˌke ˈt̪je.nes]"
    }
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