têm

Meaning

third-person plural present indicative of ter

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtẽj̃/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tẽem, from Latin tenent. Cognate with Galician teñen and Spanish tienen. Also compare with vêm.

Cognate with Galician

teñen

Cognate with Spanish

tienen

New

ter

(transitive) to have
(intransitive) to have
(transitive) to have
(transitive) to have
(transitive) to have
(transitive) to have
(transitive) to have
(transitive) to have
(transitive) to have
(Brazil,intransitive) to have
(auxiliary) must; to have to
(auxiliary,imperfect,indicative) to have
(auxiliary,indicative,present) to have
(auxiliary,conditional) to have
(Brazil,impersonal,transitive) there be (to exist, physically or abstractly)
(transitive) to give birth to
(transitive) to consider (assign some quality to)
(intransitive) to go to; to interact

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Sentences

Aqueles são
🔉

ricos , eles têm amigos .

A good friend is a treasure.

Mas nem todos os corpos têm o mesmo nível de autoridade .

But not all bodies have the same level of authority.

Eles têm o

melhor conteúdo da internet !

They have the best content on the internet!

Deus dá pão
🍞

àqueles que não
🚫

têm talento .

God gives bread to those who have no talent.

Não
🚫

há ninguém mais do que nós e eles têm o

barco
⛵

mimado .

There is no one else but us and they have the boat spoiled.

Eles têm preconceitos contra estrangeiros .

They have prejudices against foreigners.

Todas as coisas têm sua beleza e todas merecem louvor .

All things have their beauty and all deserve praise.

Quando as coisas são
🔉

bem sucedidas , eles dizem que também têm crédito por isso .

When things are successful, they say they get credit for it too.

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