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él sostiene

holds, supports, sustains, maintains, claims

→ sostener
sostien to hold, to support + e third-person singular present
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense Rare #32,548
holds, supports, sustains
SP: Ella sostiene la puerta abierta.
EN: She holds the door open.
maintains, claims, argues
SP: Él sostiene que tiene razón.
EN: He claims he is right.
Conjugation of sostener
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First sostengo —
Second sostienes —
Third sostiene —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First sostengo —
Second sostienes —
Third sostiene —

Ella todavía sostiene su inocencia.

She still maintains her innocence.

¿Por qué no se sostiene?

Why doesn't it hold up?

— Parásitos (2019)

Lo que sostiene la fuerza.

What sustains strength.

— Una Voz Silenciosa (2016)

Incluso sostiene que el gobierno municipal ha violado la ley civil.

He even argues that the municipal government has violated civil law.

— Левиафан (2014)

¿Quién crees que sostiene todo esto?

Who do you think is holding all this up?

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

El Diablo siempre sostiene tus párpados.

The Devil always holds your eyelids.

— La Bruja (2016)

Entonces, ¿qué las sostiene en el aire?

So what keeps them up in the air?

— Avatar (2009)

Creo que tu teoría no se sostiene.

I don't think your theory holds water.

¿Quién es esa mujer que sostiene las flores?

Who is that woman holding the flowers?

Eso no se sostiene.

That doesn't hold up.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)