Present of téner
Téner (to hold, to keep) is irregular in the present: teni, tenes, ten, tenèm, tenètz, tenon.
How It Works
Téner means to hold or to keep. Write the accent on the infinitive: téner. The form tenir also appears in print, but this course writes téner, the form of the Vèrbòc.
| Who | téner |
|---|---|
| ieu | teni |
| tu | tenes |
| el, ela | ten |
| nosautres | tenèm |
| vosautres | tenètz |
| eles, elas | tenon |
Do not use téner for age or hunger, as Spanish does with tener. Occitan uses aver for both: ai vint ans and ai fam.
The third person singular is ten, with no ending. Téner follows the same pattern as venir: teni and veni, ten and ven.
Examples (4)
- Ten lo libre.
She holds the book.
Ten: the third person has no ending.
- Tenèm la pòrta.
We hold the door.
Tenèm: the stress is on the ending.
- Teni las claus.
I keep the keys.
Teni: the first person ends in -i.
- Lo dròlle ten la man de sa maire.
The child holds his mother's hand.
Ten la man: téner for holding.
Common Mistakes
Using téner for age
Teni vint ans.Ai vint ans.Occitan says I have twenty years with aver, not téner.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Téner follows the pattern of venir, so venir comes first.
Related Patterns
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