What does tiene sombre mean?

Question

I had to listen to a voice recording and not sure if she said tiene sombre or something else. Doesn't tiene mean "has"? I haven't a clue what sombre means. Can someone help me out here?

I think it means "have shadow", sombre means 'shadow'. You might also have heard: "tiene sombra" which means "is shaded" - Aloysius-Ezeonyeka, Apr 5, 2012

Answer 1

Could it have been ¿Tienes hambre? = Are you hungry?

Answer 2

Maybe "....... tienes hombre" as a part of a longer sentence? It might be carrying the "s" and sounds like it's saying what you heard.

My thought exactly - francobollo, Apr 5, 2012

Answer 3

"sombre" is an English word, the Spanish equivalent would be sombrío/a. It could mean dark, sad, gloomy, depending on what you're talking about.

Tiene sombre doesn't mean anything.

Like handy said, it's probably tienes hambre.

Answer 4

Hey .. All I can think of is a liason between tienes and hombre. Example: "!Qué paciencia tienes, hombre! / You have some patience, man!

Answer 5

Well actually if you translate it like that, it would mean "to have dark" which makes no sense. If you're trying to say "I am dark" you would say "(Yo) soy sombre."

Also, i agree with handy if you were trying to say "hambre" instead of "sombre". - PianoGirl897, Apr 5, 2012

Answer 6

Hello Im a native Spanish speaker I do not know the word ¨sombre¨. Yes tiene mean has. Sombra is a word that means shade. Hope it helps.