tenían

Meaning

third-person plural imperfect indicative of tener

Frequency

Hyphenated as

te‧ní‧an

Pronounced as (IPA)

/teˈnian/

New

tener

(literally,transitive) to have, possess
(transitive) to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
(transitive) to hold, grasp
(transitive) to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
(transitive) to have, feel (internally)
(transitive) to make to feel
(transitive) to have (a measure or age)
to have to
to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
to make (in a few select phrases)
(reflexive) to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)

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Sentences

Tenían dos
2

hijos .

They had two children.

Todas las especies actualmente conocidas tenían unos tres
3

metros o

menos de largo .

All currently known species were about three meters or less in length.

Separaron sus partes del tesoro que tenían en forma diversa .

They separated their parts from the treasure they had in various ways.

Sus diferentes parcelas tenían distintos grados de administración .

Their different plots had different degrees of administration.

En algunos casos tenían conocimientos de medicina
💊

y

aplicaban sus conocimientos cuando era necesario .

In some cases they had knowledge of medicine and applied their knowledge when necessary.

Las imágenes de los gobernantes en la vaina tenían propósitos políticos .

The images of the rulers in the pod had political purposes.

Los actores tenían emociones mixtas con respecto a hacer una secuela .

The actors had mixed emotions on making a sequel.

Los antiguos hebreos tenían muy arraigado el concepto de sacrificio u

ofrenda a Dios .

The ancient Hebrews had a deep-rooted concept of sacrifice or offering to God.

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