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tenia

tapeworm (Taenia), had (I/he/she had)

ˈt e n j a → tener
ten have, hold + ia yo/he/she/usted imperfect
verb · singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #20,343
tapeworm (Taenia) Medical term; often used as a common noun in Spanish.
SP: El médico confirmó que el paciente tenía una tenia.
EN: The doctor confirmed that the patient had a tapeworm.
had (I/he/she had) Non-accented form sometimes used in casual writing to mean the imperfect "tenía" of "tener"; in standard Spanish it should be written with an accent: "tenía".
SP: De niño, tenia muchos libros en casa.
EN: As a child, I had many books at home.
Conjugation of tener
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tenía teníamos
Second tenías —
Third tenía tenían
tenia

Tu padre no tenia esto.

Your father didn't have this.

Tenia que saberlo.

I had to know.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

No tenia adonde ir, no sabia que hacer.

I had nowhere to go, I didn't know what to do.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Toulouse tenia un plan.

Toulouse had a plan.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Tenia que tomar responsabilidad por lo que hice.

I had to take responsibility for what I did.

— A Silent Voice (2016)

Cuando te saqué de la fiesta, Fabio tenia un perro frente a ti.

When I took you out of the party, Fabio had a dog in front of you.

— A primera vista (2014)

Mientras que el enemigo tenia un millón!

While the enemy had a million!

— Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Si, Toulouse tenia razón.

Yes, Toulouse was right.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Tenia miedo de que se pudiera hundir, pero estaba perfecta.

I was afraid it might sink, but it was perfect.

— Perdición (1944)

Tenia que sacar mi cuello de eso.

I had to get my neck out of that.

Bill no sabía el significado de esas palabras pero tenia ideas.

Bill didn't know the meaning of those words, but he had ideas.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Mi madre no tenia ninguna aventura.

My mother didn't have any affairs.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

No tenia expresiones ¿Y tu cumpleaños cuando es, Nishimiya?

I didn’t have any expressions. When is your birthday, Nishimiya?

— A Silent Voice (2016)

Cuando tenia un par de años más que tú.

When I was a couple of years older than you.

Tenia el pelo moreno y largo.

She had long, dark hair.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

No la tenia allá.

I didn't have it there.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Sounds similar to

tenga ˈt e n ɡ a