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tenere

"tenere" means "to hold" in Italian. It is number 674 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).

Meaning

to hold; to set aside; to conserve

IPA

/teˈne.re/

Forms in this course

tieni, tenente

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Tieni questo.
  Keep this.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK
• Tieni questa.
  Keep this.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK
• Li tieni.
  You keep them.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK

Learned together

In the course, "tenere" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• scrivere to write
• smetterla to stop or give up an activity
• bere to drink
• arrivare to arrive, to come, to reach
• immaginare to imagine, picture, fancy,…
• diventare to become, to go, to turn
• dirmi to tell me (dire + mi)
• scoprire to uncover
• dirlo to say it (dire + lo)

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