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mantê

to keep, maintain

→ manter
verb Rare #40,484
to keep, maintain Shortened form of the infinitive *manter*, used before an attached pronoun, as in *mantê-lo* (“to keep it/him”).
PO: Precisamos mantê-lo em segredo.
EN: We need to keep it a secret.
Conjugation of manter
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First mantenha —
Third mantenha mantenham
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second mantém —
Third mantenha mantenham
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First mantenho mantemos
Third mantém mantêm
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First mantive —
Third manteve mantiveram
Present
mantendo
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mantinha —
Third mantinha —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First manterei manteremos
Third manterá —
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — mantiveram

Não conseguia mais mantê-se de pé.

He could no longer stand.

Vamos prometer mantê-las, certo?

Let's promise to keep them, okay?

— Ninguém Pode Saber (2004)

Estou tentando mantê-los vivos.

I'm trying to keep them alive.

Se você não pode mantê-la eu darei o dinheiro.

If you can't keep it, I'll give you the money.

— Piku (2015)