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mantenerlo

to keep it, to keep him, to maintain it

m a n t e ˈn e ɾ l o → mantener
mantener to keep, to maintain + lo him/it object pronoun
verb Uncommon #20,263
to keep it, to keep him, to maintain it The ending -lo means “it” or “him,” depending on context.
SP: Debes mantenerlo limpio.
EN: You should keep it clean.
Conjugation of mantener
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — mantengamos
Second mantén manténganse
Third mantenga mantengan
mantenme
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First mantengo mantenemos
Second mantienes —
Third mantiene mantienen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First mantengo mantenemos
Second mantienes —
Third mantiene mantienen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First mantuve mantuvimos
Third mantuvo mantuvieron
Past
mantenido
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First mantendré mantendremos
Second mantendrás —
Third mantendrá mantendrán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First mantendré mantendremos
Second mantendrás —
Third mantendrá mantendrán
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second mantengas —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mantenía —
Third mantenía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First mantenía —
Third mantenía —
Conditional
SingularPlural
First mantendría —
Third mantendría —
Present
manteniendo

No podré mantenerlo ahí.

I won't be able to keep it there.

— F1 la película (2025)

Parece que puedo mantenerlo en la misma habitación, Sr. Springer.

It seems I can keep him in the same room, Mr. Springer.

— El sobreviviente (2025)

Es mejor mantenerlo cerca.

It's best to keep him close.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Lo suficiente para mantenerlo con vida y sentir el dolor.

Enough to keep him alive and feeling the pain.

— RRR (2022)

También la ayudaría; trabaja demasiado para mantenerlo todo en marcha.

I’d help her too; she works too hard to keep everything running.

Haría todo lo que pudiera para mantenerlo vivo.

I would do everything I could to keep him alive.

Estamos intentando mantenerlo recto.

We're trying to keep it straight.

Debemos mantenerlo aquí.

We must keep it here.

— La Bruja (2016)

Le prometí mantenerlo como un secreto.

I promised to keep it a secret.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Intenta mantenerlo contento.

Try to keep him happy.

— Devdas (2002)

Tienes que mantenerlo simple.

You have to keep it simple.

Geeta necesita mantenerlo.

Geeta needs to keep it.

— Dangal (2016)

¿Quiere mantenerlo?

Would you like to keep it?

— Tres son multitud (1998)

Se hace un último esfuerzo por mantenerlo atado y evitar que se vuele.

One last effort is made to keep it tied down and prevent it from blowing away.

— Kiki: Entregas a Domicilio (1989)

Es importante mantenerlo hidratado.

It's important to keep it hydrated.

— Ne Zha (2019)

He hecho todo lo que pude para mantenerlo vivo.

I've done everything I could to keep him alive.

Tienes que trabajar para mantenerlo.

You have to work to maintain it.

Así que este es el equipaje, ¿debo mantenerlo afuera?

So this is the luggage, should I keep it outside?

— पीकू (2015)

Tenía miedo de abortar, tenía miedo de mantenerlo.

I was afraid of having an abortion, I was afraid of keeping it.

— Sin Amor (2017)

Pero no puedes mantenerlo para siempre.

But you can’t keep it forever.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Sounds similar to

mantenerla m a n t e ˈn e ɾ l a