lo tenga

have it

→ lo

phrase Uncommon #19,612

have it Often appears in phrases like tal vez lo tenga, meaning maybe I have it / maybe I'll have it. It uses the subjunctive form of tener.

SP: Espero que lo tenga mañana.

EN: I hope I have it tomorrow.

Cualquiera que lo tenga, que lo traiga.

Anyone who has it, please bring it in.

Quien lo tenga, que lo devuelva.

Whoever has it, please return it.

Que Dios lo tenga en su gloria.

May God have him in his glory.

Es un tic involuntario, por favor, no lo tenga en cuenta.

It’s an involuntary tic; please don’t take it into account.

Pensé que querías que lo tenga.

I thought you wanted me to have it.

— El maquinista (2004)

Y matarán al que lo tenga.

And they will kill whoever has it.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Tal vez lo tenga.

Maybe I have it.

Es muy probable que lo tenga bastante complicado para hacerlo.

It’s very likely that I’ll have a pretty hard time doing it.

Si ves el maletín, encárgate de quien lo tenga.

If you see the briefcase, take care of whoever has it.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Pero, en cuanto lo tenga, serás la primera en saberlo.

But as soon as I have it, you'll be the first to know.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Veré que ella lo tenga.

I'll make sure she has it.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Dios lo tenga en su gloria.

God have him in his glory.

Ella nunca ha conocido a nadie más que lo tenga.

She has never met anyone else who has it.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Quizá lo tenga Li Mu Bai.

Perhaps Li Mu Bai has it.

— Tigre y dragón (2000)

Entonces tal vez el problema lo tenga yo.

So maybe I’m the one with the problem.

— American Gangster (2007)

Es una pena que lo tenga guardado.

It’s a shame that they have it stored away.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Puede que esté vivo o muerto, que lo tenga la policía o que no.

He may be alive or dead, the police may have him or they may not.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)