tenere — to hold; to set aside; to conserve
tenere is the #216 most common word in Italian, a verb. It means “to hold; to set aside; to conserve” and is pronounced /teˈne.re/.
#216frequency rank
0.01%of everyday Italian text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of tenere
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tenére | dictionary form | to hold |
| tèngo | I · present | I hold |
| ténni | I · past | I held |
| tènni | I · past | I held |
| tenùto | past participle | held |
| terrò | I · future | I will hold |
| avére | auxiliary verb | |
| tenére | infinitive | to hold |
| tenèndo | -ing form | holding |
| tenènte | -ing form | holding |
| tièni | you · present | you hold |
| tiéni | you · present | you hold |
| tiène | he/she · present | he/she holds |
| tiéne | he/she · present | he/she holds |
| teniàmo | we · present | we hold |
| tenéte | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) hold |
| tèngono | they · present | they hold |
| tenévo | I · imperfect | I used to hold |
| tenévi | you · imperfect | you used to hold |
| tenéva | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to hold |
| tenevàmo | we · imperfect | we used to hold |
| tenevàte | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to hold |
| tenévano | they · imperfect | they used to hold |
| tenésti | you · past | you held |
| ténne | he/she · past | he/she held |
| tènne | he/she · past | he/she held |
| tenémmo | we · past | we held |
| tenéste | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) held |
| ténnero | they · past | they held |
| tènnero | they · past | they held |
| terrài | you · future | you will hold |
| terrà | he/she · future | he/she will hold |
| terrémo | we · future | we will hold |
| terréte | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will hold |
| terrànno | they · future | they will hold |
| terrèi | I · conditional | I would hold |
| terrésti | you · conditional | you would hold |
| terrèbbe | he/she · conditional | he/she would hold |
| terrébbe | he/she · conditional | he/she would hold |
| terrémmo | we · conditional | we would hold |
| terréste | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would hold |
| terrèbbero | they · conditional | they would hold |
| terrébbero | they · conditional | they would hold |
| tènga | I · subjunctive present | (that) I hold |
| tènga | you · subjunctive present | (that) you hold |
| tènga | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she hold |
| teniàmo | we · subjunctive present | (that) we hold |
| teniàte | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) hold |
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