mantener
Asturian
Etymology
From Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).
Verb
mantener
- to maintain; to keep
Ladino
Etymology
From Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).
Verb
mantener (Latin spelling)
- to maintain, preserve
Spanish
Alternative forms
- manutener
Etymology
From Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). Equivalent to mano + tener. Compare Galician and Portuguese manter, French maintenir, Italian mantenere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manteˈneɾ/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈneɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: man‧te‧ner
Verb
mantener (first-person singular present mantengo, first-person singular preterite mantuve, past participle mantenido)
- (transitive) to keep
- Mantenga la tapa cerrada, por favor.
- Keep the lid closed, please.
- (transitive) to maintain, to support
- Yo mantengo a mis hijos.
- I support my children.
- (transitive) to sustain, to preserve, to retain, to uphold
- (transitive) to maintain, continue, to keep up
- Mantengan el buen trabajo.
- Keep up the good work.
- (transitive) to stay, to remain
- (reflexive) to maintain, to keep, to stay, to remain
- Me voy a mantener despierto toda la noche estudiando la gramática española.
- I'm going to stay [lit. keep myself] awake all night studying Spanish grammar.
- (reflexive) to stand, to hold, to remain, to continue (e.g. hold firm, stand strong, stand together, stand on one's feet)
- Debemos mantenernos firmes exigiendo libertad.
- We must stand firm in demanding freedom.
- (reflexive) to stick to (e.g. stick to one's guns)
- (reflexive) to be maintained, to be retained, to be sustained
Conjugation
infinitive | mantener | ||||||
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gerund | manteniendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | mantenido | mantenida | |||||
plural | mantenidos | mantenidas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | mantengo | mantienestú mantenésvos | mantiene | mantenemos | mantenéis | mantienen | |
imperfect | mantenía | mantenías | mantenía | manteníamos | manteníais | mantenían | |
preterite | mantuve | mantuviste | mantuvo | mantuvimos | mantuvisteis | mantuvieron | |
future | mantendré | mantendrás | mantendrá | mantendremos | mantendréis | mantendrán | |
conditional | mantendría | mantendrías | mantendría | mantendríamos | mantendríais | mantendrían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | mantenga | mantengastú mantengásvos2 | mantenga | mantengamos | mantengáis | mantengan | |
imperfect (ra) | mantuviera | mantuvieras | mantuviera | mantuviéramos | mantuvierais | mantuvieran | |
imperfect (se) | mantuviese | mantuvieses | mantuviese | mantuviésemos | mantuvieseis | mantuviesen | |
future1 | mantuviere | mantuvieres | mantuviere | mantuviéremos | mantuviereis | mantuvieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | manténtú mantenévos | mantenga | mantengamos | mantened | mantengan | ||
negative | no mantengas | no mantenga | no mantengamos | no mantengáis | no mantengan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive mantener | |||||||
dative | mantenerme | mantenerte | mantenerle, mantenerse | mantenernos | manteneros | mantenerles, mantenerse | |
accusative | mantenerme | mantenerte | mantenerlo, mantenerla, mantenerse | mantenernos | manteneros | mantenerlos, mantenerlas, mantenerse | |
with gerund manteniendo | |||||||
dative | manteniéndome | manteniéndote | manteniéndole, manteniéndose | manteniéndonos | manteniéndoos | manteniéndoles, manteniéndose | |
accusative | manteniéndome | manteniéndote | manteniéndolo, manteniéndola, manteniéndose | manteniéndonos | manteniéndoos | manteniéndolos, manteniéndolas, manteniéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative mantén | |||||||
dative | mantenme | mantente | mantenle | mantennos | not used | mantenles | |
accusative | mantenme | mantente | mantenlo, mantenla | mantennos | not used | mantenlos, mantenlas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative mantené | |||||||
dative | manteneme | mantenete | mantenele | mantenenos | not used | manteneles | |
accusative | manteneme | mantenete | mantenelo, mantenela | mantenenos | not used | mantenelos, mantenelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative mantenga | |||||||
dative | manténgame | not used | manténgale, manténgase | manténganos | not used | manténgales | |
accusative | manténgame | not used | manténgalo, manténgala, manténgase | manténganos | not used | manténgalos, manténgalas | |
with first-person plural imperative mantengamos | |||||||
dative | not used | mantengámoste | mantengámosle | mantengámonos | mantengámoos | mantengámosles | |
accusative | not used | mantengámoste | mantengámoslo, mantengámosla | mantengámonos | mantengámoos | mantengámoslos, mantengámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative mantened | |||||||
dative | mantenedme | not used | mantenedle | mantenednos | manteneos | mantenedles | |
accusative | mantenedme | not used | mantenedlo, mantenedla | mantenednos | manteneos | mantenedlos, mantenedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative mantengan | |||||||
dative | manténganme | not used | manténganle | manténgannos | not used | manténganles, manténganse | |
accusative | manténganme | not used | manténganlo, manténganla | manténgannos | not used | manténganlos, manténganlas, manténganse |
Derived terms
- mantenedor
- mantener el tipo
- mantener las apariencias
- mantenerse fiel (“to stay true, hold true, remain loyal”)
- mantenerse firme
Related terms
- mantención
- mantenido
- manutención
Further reading
- “mantener”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014