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tenuti

kept, held, required to, obliged to

→ tenere
ten to keep, to hold + uti masculine plural past participle
verb · plural, past tense Rare #34,259
kept, held Used in compound tenses and passive constructions; the ending agrees with the thing or people being kept.
IT: Abbiamo tenuti i documenti in un posto sicuro.
EN: We kept the documents in a safe place.
required to, obliged to In the construction «essere tenuti a», meaning that someone is required or expected to do something.
IT: Siete tenuti a spegnere i cellulari.
EN: You are required to turn off your phones.
Conjugation of tenere
Past
tenutotenutatenuti

Penso di averli tenuti per avere un segreto.

I think I kept them to have a secret.

— Moonrise Kingdom - Una fuga d'amore (2012)

Non li avrebbe tenuti così in ordine.

He wouldn't have kept them so tidy.

— Departures (2008)

Si sono tenuti impegnati.

They kept busy.

Gli animali sono tenuti in gabbie molto piccole.

The animals are kept in very small cages.

Quest'anno sarete tenuti a versare una quantità doppia di grano, mais e riso.

This year you will be required to pay twice as much grain, corn, and rice.

— Lagaan: C'era una volta in India (2001)