tens

Meaning

second-person singular present indicative of ter

ter

1. (transitive) to have
2. (intransitive) to have
3. (transitive) to have
4. (transitive) to have
5. (transitive) to have
6. (transitive) to have
7. (transitive) to have
8. (transitive) to have
9. (transitive) to have
10. (Brazil, intransitive) to have
11. (auxiliary) to have
12. (auxiliary) See ter de, ter que.
13. (Brazil, impersonal, informal, transitive) there be (to exist, physically or abstractly)
14. (transitive) to give birth to
15. (transitive) to consider (assign some quality to)
16. (transitive) to go to; to interact

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtẽj̃s/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: tenēs

Cognate with Galician: tes

Cognate with Spanish: tienes

In summary

From Latin tenēs. Cognate with Galician tes and Spanish tienes. Also compare with vens.