Tuvieran (en. Had)

/tuˈβjeɾan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

English: Form of the verb to have in the third-person plural of the imperfect subjunctive.

English: If they had more time, they could travel.

Si ellos tuvieran más tiempo, podrían viajar.

English: Used to express a hypothetical condition or a wish.

English: I wish they had better opportunities in life.

Ojalá tuvieran mejores oportunidades en la vida.

English: Used in subordinate clauses to denote unrealized situations.

English: I would like them to be successful in their projects.

Me gustaría que tuvieran éxito en sus proyectos.

English: Reflects a situation that is contrary to reality in the past.

English: If they had money, they would have bought the house.

Si tuvieran dinero, habrían comprado la casa.

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

English: If they had wings

English: Expresses the desire to be able to fly or escape from a situation.

Si tuvieran alas

English: I wish they had luck

English: Desire for someone to have good fortune.

Ojalá tuvieran suerte

English: If only they had

English: Expresses longing for a condition that is not fulfilled.

Si tan solo tuvieran

English: to have

English: Verb that means to possess or to have obtained something.

tener

English: have (imperative, you all)

English: Form of the verb to have in the imperative (you all).

tened

English: they had (simple past)

English: Form of the verb to have in the simple past perfect.

tuvieron

English: When 'tuvieran' is said jokingly about not having something.

English: Yesterday I said that if I had money, I would buy a new car.

Ayer dije que si tuviera dinero, compraría un coche nuevo.

English: Ironic use to indicate lack of resources.

English: If they had wifi in this area, we could work better.

Si tuvieran wifi en esta zona, podríamos trabajar mejor.