Is "tener" always used to describe age?

Question

I was wondering if tener is always used in describing age. For example, if I wanted to ask someone if they were 8 years old, would I say "¿Tienes ocho años?" Thanks!!

Answer 1

yes, you´re right. . ¿Qué edad tienes? ¿Cuántos años tienes? ¿Tienes .... años de edad?

Answer 2

Thanks for responding. I was really just making sure that the verb didn't change when using the 2nd person. That happens occasionally in English. Just making sure that on the birthday of a Spanish speaking friend of mine I could say "¿Tienes treinta y dos años?" and sound somewhat normal (except for the accent!!)

yo tengo, tú tienes, él tiene, nosotros tenemos, vosotros tenéis, ellos tienen muchos años cumplidos. - mediterrunio, Jan 15, 2010

Answer 3

he soplado demasiados velas.

Nice one that. - kenwilliams, Jan 15, 2010

Answer 4

Y con 73 años de edad he cumplido demasiados años or as they say in spain he soplado demasiados velas.

Answer 5

Mediterrunio is right, but there are other ways to refer to age without using tener. Por ejemplo, "Mi hermano de quince años..." traduce "My brother of 15 years..." I've also heard it used this way in reference to ones children.