Tener la razon o tener razon

Question

He visto "tienes la razon" y tambien "tienes razon." Cual es correcto? Gracias.

Cuál, razón. - Eddy, Sep 23, 2010

Answer 1

I hear a lot more often "tienes razón" too.

But everybody thinks que tiene la razón

Maybe it's the difference between 'you're right' and 'you're in the right'? - galsally, Nov 17, 2010

The question is incomplete, because it´s not wrong to say either tenes la razón, tenés razón or tenés una razón. The difference lies on contextual references. - mediterrunio, Nov 17, 2010

Answer 2

I use "tener razón" and "tener la razón".

Ex : " Tener razón es importante" more general.

"Tener la razón es importante" more specific.

No entiendo tu respuesta. Por favor, explicamelo de manera mas detallada. - ConstanciaRosa, Sep 23, 2010

"tener la razón es importante" , "la" emphasize "razón", is more probably (for exemple) use "tener la razón" ifl you have reason or not, the important is your team have "the reason."-But a normal use "tener razón" is important if it is true - kawalero, Sep 23, 2010

Answer 3

My impression is that I hear a lot more often "tienes razón" than "tienes la razón", though it may be different in other countries. However, if you nominalize the expression to "tener razón" or "tener la razón", then I'd say they're both as common.

I've definitely heard both, I was going to ask this question and now I don't need to. :) - galsally, Nov 17, 2010

Answer 4

They are both correct. Tienes razón is the same as "You're right" in English and is the common way to say this. Tienes la razón can mean that, I suppose, but it would mean also that one has the right in general to do something. So it refers to The Rightness of things more than whether one is correct or not.

J

Answer 5

delete-better answer given

tener razón is a periphrasis just like tener hambre, tener frío, tener sueño, etc.

Answer 6

I always thought the difference was nothing more than "you're right" and "you have the right"

"You have the right to...." is "Tienes derecho a...." - --Mariana--, Sep 23, 2010

I know. - Jack-OBrien, Sep 23, 2010

Tienes derecho a... is speaking literally. Tienes la razón is colloquial at best, kind of like "you have the reason to be right" - Jack-OBrien, Sep 23, 2010

Answer 7

Tienes razón es correcto No he visto la otra : "tienes la razon" antes,

I don't think it is necessary or correct to use the definite article although it may not be considered wrong, by some people, to do so..I am not definitely sure about this Ask a native speaker

The most common construction I have seen is *Tienes razón which I believe to be the correct one

I hope this helps

"Tienes la razón" get over 11 million hits on google. I think it must be used a lot. - --Mariana--, Sep 23, 2010

Thanks Marianne but it wasn't the expression I was taught lol :) - FELIZ77, Sep 23, 2010