Tenías (en. You had)

[teˈɲi.as]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Indicates possession of something at a past moment.

When you were a child, you had many toys.

Cuando eras niño, tenías muchos juguetes.

Reflects a condition or state in the past.

At that time, you had a lot of stress from work.

En esa época, tenías mucho estrés por el trabajo.

Used to express obligations or needs in the past.

Before, you had to study more for exams.

Antes tenías que estudiar más para los exámenes.

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

You were right.

You were correct.

tenías razón

You had to be there.

You were required to be present.

tenías que estar allí

You had no idea.

You didn't know what was happening.

no tenías idea

To have

Verb that means to possess something.

tener

Tenure

The action of having or possessing something.

tenencia

Fork

A person who owns an object or property.

tenedor

You were very careful.

When driving, you were very careful on the road.

Cuando conducía, tenías mucho cuidado en la carretera.

You had an idea.

You had a brilliant idea for the project.

Tenías una idea brillante para el proyecto.