Aragonese

Etymology

From {{term|tenere|lang=la|tenēre}}, present active infinitive of

Verb

1. To have, hold

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Interlingua

Verb

1. To hold

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Latin

Adjective

{{la-adj-1&2|tener|tenera|tenera|tenerum|tenerum}}

1. soft, delicate, tender
2. young, youthful
3. effeminate, sensitive

Inflection

• comparative: tenerior, superlative: tenerissimus

Derived terms

• tenellulus
• tenerasco|tenerāscō
• tenere#Latin|tenerē
• teneritas|teneritās

Descendants

• Catalan: tendre
• English: tender
• Romansch: #Romansch|tener

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Romansch

Etymology

From

Adjective

1. tender

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Spanish

Etymology

From {{term|tenere|tenēre|lang=la}}, present active infinitive of {{term|teneo|teneō|hold, have|lang=la}}

Pronunciation

• IPA: lang=es,

Verb

1. To have, possess an object.
2. : Ella tiene seis hermanos. — “She has six brothers.”
3. : Tengo una pluma. — “I have a pen.”
4. To possess a condition or quality.
5. : Usted tiene suerte. — “You are lucky.” (literally: “You have luck.”)
6. : ¡Ten cuidado! — “Be careful!” (literally: “Have care!”)
7. : ¿Quién tiene razón? — “Who is right?”
8. To hold, grasp.
9. : Ten esto. — “Hold this.”
10. To contain.
11. : Este tarro tiene las cenizas. — “This jar contains the ashes.”
12. To feel (internally).
13. : Él tiene mucho cariño para ella. — “He feels much admiration for her.”
14. : Tengo frío. — “I feel cold.”
15. : Tenemos hambre. — “We are hungry.” (literally: “We feel hunger.”)
16. To make to feel.
17. : Eso nos tiene lastimos. — “That makes us sad.”
18. To be of a measure or age.
19. : Tiene tres metros de ancho. — “It is three metres wide.”
20. : Tengo veinte años. — “I am twenty years (old).”

Usage notes

• is often used with nouns like {{term|calor||heat}}, {{term|frío||coldness}}, {{term|hambre||hunger}}, {{term|sed||thirst}}, etc. to express a personal condition, as shown in examples above.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• poseer

Derived terms

• tener algo que ver con
• tener ganas de
• tener los labios sellados
• tener por
• tener que
• tener que hacer

Related terms

• contener
• detener
• mantener
• obtener
• retener

• sostener
• tenedor
• teniente
• tenis
• tenor

See also

• deber#Spanish|deber
• haber#Spanish|haber

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