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lui tenne

held, kept

→ tenere
tenn hold + e 3rd person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #12,252
held, kept This is the passato remoto, used mainly in written narratives; conversational Italian usually uses ha tenuto.
IT: Tenne il libro in mano.
EN: He held the book in his hand.
Conjugation of tenere
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third tenne —

Tenne il denaro.

He kept the money.

Tom lo tenne segreto.

Tom kept it a secret.

Aprì la porta e gliela tenne aperta.

He opened the door and held it open for her.

Lei tenne la lettera.

She kept the letter.

Mary tenne la bocca chiusa.

Mary kept her mouth shut.

Tom la tenne ben nascosta.

Tom kept it well hidden.

Tenne la finestra chiusa.

He kept the window closed.

Sami tenne la bottiglia di vino nella sua automobile.

Sami kept the bottle of wine in his car.

Ci tenne aperta la porta.

He held the door open for us.

Brian tenne la porta aperta.

Brian held the door open.

Si tenne occupata.

She kept herself busy.

Tom tenne gli occhi aperti.

Tom kept his eyes open.

Mary tenne la testa sopra l'acqua.

Mary kept her head above the water.

Tenne gli occhi aperti.

He kept his eyes open.

Mary si tenne impegnata.

Mary kept herself busy.

Tenne l'acqua sopra la testa.

He held the water above his head.

Sami tenne la bottiglia di vino nella sua auto.

Sami kept the bottle of wine in his car.

Isildur tenne l'anello, la stirpe dei Re fu spezzata.

Isildur took the ring, and the line of the Kings was broken.

— Il Signore degli Anelli - La compagnia dell'anello (2001)

Mary tenne la sua malattia un segreto.

Mary kept her illness a secret.

Tenne d'occhio i suoi commenti.

He kept an eye on his comments.

Tenne la lingua a freno durante la riunione.

He held his tongue during the meeting.

Sami tenne la bottiglia di vino nella sua macchina.

Sami kept the bottle of wine in his car.

Si tenne occupato.

He kept himself busy.

Il caffè mi tenne sveglio.

The coffee kept me awake.

Lui me lo tenne nascosto.

He kept it from me.

Tom tenne un diario.

Tom kept a diary.

Lui tenne la lettera.

He kept the letter.