El verbo TENER Definition to have TENER The
El verbo TENER Definition: to have
TENER The verb tener means to have. The forms of tener are a bit IRREGULAR.
Conjugations subject TENER meaning yo tengo I have tú tiene you have (familiar) tiene he has she has you have (formal) él ella usted nosotros nosotras ellos ellas ustedes tenemos we have they have tienen you all have
Uses of TENER 1. To express age Ask ¿Cuántos años tienes? Literally, “how many years do you have? ” In English: “how old are you? ”
In english… to be In English we use the verb TO BE to express age I am thirty years old. He is eight years old. You are fifty years old.
In Spanish… to have In Spanish the verb tener is used. Note how the previous examples would be expressed in Spanish. (Yo) Tengo treinta años. (Él) Tiene ocho años. (Tú) Tienes cincuenta años. (Ud. ) Tiene cincuenta años.
Uses of TENER 2. To express something you have Just like in English we use to have to express things/qualities we possess (I have blue eyes; He has five sisters; We have brown hair).
In Spanish How would you write those examples in Spanish? (Yo) Tengo ojos azules. (Él) tiene cinco hermanas. (Nosotros) tenemos pelo castaño.
Words related to age joven: viejo: mayor: menor: young older younger
práctica I have a younger brother. (Yo) Tengo un hermano menor. He has an old grandfather. (Él) Tiene un abuelo viejo. We have an older sister (Nosotros) Tenemos una hermana mayor. They have young children. (Ellos) Tienen unos hijos jovenes.
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