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tenerle

to have (to him/her/it)

→ tener
tener to have + le his/her/your (formal), used to show whose body part is affected; Spanish often uses the definite article instead of a possessive
verb Rare #42,697
to have (to him/her/it) Includes the indirect object pronoun “le” (“to him/her/it”). Often used in expressions like “tenerle miedo” = “to be afraid of him/her.”
SP: No quiero tenerle miedo.
EN: I don’t want to be afraid of him.
Conjugation of tener
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First tengo tenemos
Second tienes tenéis
Third tiene tienen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First tengo tenemos
Second tienes tenéis
Third tiene tienen
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tenía teníamos
Second tenías —
Third tenía tenían
tenia
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First tenía teníamos
Second tenías —
Third tenía tenían
tuvieratuviese
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First tuve tuvimos
Second tuviste —
Third tuvo tuvieron
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — tengamos
Second ten tened
Third tenga tengan
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First tendré tendremos
Second tendrás tendréis
Third tendrá tendrán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First tendré tendremos
Second tendrás tendréis
Third tendrá tendrán
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
First — tuviéramos
Second tengas —
Third — tuvieran
Past
tenido
Conditional
SingularPlural
First tendría tendríamos
Second tendrías —
Third tendría tendrían
Present
teniendo
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
Second tuvieses —

Estaríamos muy contentos de tenerle de vuelta en Pride.

We would be very happy to have him back at Pride.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Estoy orgulloso de tenerle como amigo.

I’m proud to have him as a friend.

Es un placer tenerle aquí.

It's a pleasure to have you here.

No me gustaría tenerle enfrente.

I wouldn't like to have him in front of me.

— Mystic River (2003)

No puedes tenerle miedo a cometer errores cuando aprendes una lengua extranjera.

You can't be afraid of making mistakes when you're learning a foreign language.