Tendría (en. Would have)

/tenˈdɾia/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To express a possibility or a future condition.

If I had time, I would have more hobbies.

Si tuviera tiempo, tendría más hobbies.

To indicate an action that would take place under certain conditions.

He would say that he would have to study more.

Él diría que tendría que estudiar más.

Used to express wishes or hypothetical situations.

I would like for there to be a favorable response.

Me gustaría que tendría una respuesta favorable.

From Latin 'tenere', which means 'to have' or 'to hold'.

I would have to

indicates a conditional obligation.

tendría que

I would have

expresses a wish or a hypothetical situation in the first person.

yo tendría

to have

to possess or have something.

tener

had

past noun of to have.

tenido

I would have to do it.

If I get invited, I would have to go.

Si me invitan, tendría que ir.

It would be used in informal talks to express a possibility.

I would have to think it over carefully before deciding.

Tendría que pensarlo bien antes de decidir.