tiene

Question

What does the Spanish word "tiene" mean in English

Answer 1

James Santiago said:

he/she/you have

....just a little fix ..."he/she has" translate to "el/ella tiene" but "you have " translate to "tu tienes" (singular) OR "ustedes tienen" (plural)

Answer 2

scapeuce said:

James Santiago said:

he/she/you have

....just a little fix ..."he/she has" translate to "el/ella tiene" but "you have " translate to "tu tienes" (singular) OR "ustedes tienen" (plural)

(usted) tiene has been removed from the Spanish language'!

Answer 3

Maria Russell said:

Cecelia Adams said:

Maria, "Tiene" means he has, she has, it has, or You have (formal). The infinitive is tener and it means to have.

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Answer 4

Cecelia Adams said:

Maria, "Tiene" means he has, she has, it has, or You have (formal). The infinitive is tener and it means to have.

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Answer 5

Maria, "Tiene" means he has, she has, it has, or You have (formal). The infinitive is tener and it means to have.

Answer 6

You are completely right ... I missed it....that's day by day a more formal way to address a person, but it is the safest way if you are in doubt...... also in Spain it is common to say "vosotros teneis", but in South America this is extremely formal (almost oldfashioned) ... I am used to say "vosotros" because I work for a spaniard corporation.

samdie said:

scapeuce said:

James Santiago said:

he/she/you have

....just a little fix ..."he/she has" translate to "el/ella tiene" but "you have " translate to "tu tienes" (singular) OR "ustedes tienen" (plural)

(usted) tiene has been removed from the Spanish language'!

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Answer 7

In addition to be "basic" meaning (for "tener") of "to have" there are lots of idiomatic expressions involving "tener" for which the usual English translation does not use the word "have" e.g. "tener hambre"=""to be hungry"; "tener sueño"="to be sleepy"; "tener miedo"="to be afraid"; etc.

Answer 8

HI María, look at the infinitive tener

Answer 9

he/she/you have