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"Take care" is a form of "take care", a phrase which is often translated as "ten cuidado". "Tend" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "tender a". Learn more about the difference between "tend" and "take care" below.
tend(
tehnd
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
c. tener tendencia a
People tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck.Las personas tienen tendencia a creer que la felicidad no es más que un golpe de suerte.
d. inclinarse a
I tend to think someone has bribed the judge.Me inclino a pensar que alguien ha sobornado al juez.
a. tender a
Her books tend toward the theoretical rather than the practical.Sus libros tienden a ser más teóricos que prácticos.
The poll found that the voters tended toward the conservative.La encuesta halló que los votantes tendían a ser conservadores.
a. atender a
We have a nurse that comes every day to tend to my father-in-law.Tenemos un enfermero que viene todos los días a atender a mi suegro.
b. ocuparse de
The family shares the responsibility of tending to the housework.La familia comparte la responsabilidad de ocuparse de los quehaceres domésticos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
take care(
teyk
kehr
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. ten cuidado (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Take care not to fall into the water.Ten cuidado de no caer al agua.
b. tenga cuidado (formal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Take care not to hit reply all when you send the email.Tenga cuidado de no darle al responder a todos cuando envíe el email.
a. cuídate (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
See you next week. Take care!Hasta la semana que viene. ¡Cuídate!
b. cuídese (formal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Good luck with your business trip and take care.Suerte con el viaje de negocios y cuídese.
a. tengan cuidado (plural)
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., los libros).
Take care not to trip and fall on the step.Tengan cuidado de no tropezar y caer en el escalón.
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. tener cuidado
We need to take care we don't damage the wall when drilling.Tenemos que tener cuidado de no dañar la pared al taladrar.
b. asegurarse
They should take care to book their vacation through a reputable firm.Deberían asegurarse de reservar las vacaciones con una empresa reputada.
a. poner cuidado en
Sam always takes a lot of care over his homework.Sam siempre pone mucho cuidado en la tarea.
