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ellos sostienen

support, hold up, claim, maintain

→ sostener
sostien to hold, to support + en 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #46,543
support, hold up
SP: Estas vigas sostienen el techo.
EN: These beams support the roof.
claim, maintain Used to express an opinion or statement that someone insists is true.
SP: Ellos sostienen que el plan funcionará.
EN: They claim that the plan will work.
Conjugation of sostener
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First sostengo —
Second sostienes —
Third sostiene sostienen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First sostengo —
Second sostienes —
Third sostiene sostienen

Se sostienen.

They hold each other up.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Además, según mi experiencia, sólo los niños sostienen el cuchillo así.

Furthermore, in my experience, only children hold the knife like that.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Algunas personas sostienen que ya no hay héroes en el mundo occidental.

Some people argue that there are no more heroes in the Western world.

Las paredes sostienen el techo.

The walls support the roof.