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voi tenetela

keep it, hold it

→ tenere
ten to keep, to hold + ete 2nd-person plural imperative + la her/it object pronoun
verb · 2nd-person plural informal Rare #28,396
keep it, hold it The attached pronoun la means “it” for a feminine noun.
IT: Tenetela qui un momento, per favore.
EN: Keep it here for a moment, please.
Conjugation of tenere
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — teniamo
Second tieni tenete
Third tenga —

Piano, tenetela.

Easy, hold it.

— Titanic (1997)

Tenetela ferma!

Hold it still!

— Il testamento di Ann Lee (2025)

Tenetela ferma.

Hold her still.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Tenetela fuori da qui.

Keep her out of here.

Tenetela fuori.

Keep her out.

— L'agente segreto (2025)

Tenetela lontana da me.

Keep her away from me.

Tenetela lì.

Keep it there.

— Una battaglia dopo l’altra (2025)

Tenetela occupata.

Keep her busy.

Tenetela!

Keep it!

— Titanic (1997)

Tenetela.

Keep it.