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tenerli

to keep them, to hold them

→ tenere
tener to keep, to hold + li 3rd-person plural masculine direct object
verb Rare #30,801
to keep them, to hold them "-li" is a direct object pronoun meaning "them" (masculine plural).
IT: Devo tenerli qui finché arrivi tu.
EN: I have to keep them here until you arrive.
Conjugation of tenere
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First tengo teniamo
Second tieni tenete
Third tiene tengono
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — teniamo
Second tieni tenete
Third tenga —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First tenga teniamo
Second tenga —
Third tenga —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tenevo —
Second tenevi —
Third teneva —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third tenne —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First terrò terremo
Second terrai terrete
Third terrà —
Present
tenendo
Imperative present
SingularPlural
Second — tenetevi
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First tenessi —
Second tenessi —
Third tenesse —

Al contadino piaceva tenerli impegnati.

The farmer liked to keep them busy.

Il suo compito è tenerli in vita.

His job is to keep them alive.

— Norimberga (2025)

Non riesco neanche a tenerli tutti.

I can't even keep them all.

— La vita di Adele: Capitoli 1 & 2 (2013)

Tenerli corti è più semplice.

Keeping them short is easier.

— Mangiare bere uomo donna (1994)

Puoi tenerli.

You can keep them.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Devono tenerli fuori dall'acqua, se no diventano sordi.

They have to keep them out of the water, otherwise they’ll go deaf.

— Avatar - La via dell'acqua (2022)

Non possiamo tenerli.

We can't keep them.

— Vivere! (1994)

Tenerli tutto quello che volete.

Keep everything you want.

— Il conformista (1971)