manutener
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin manūtenēre, present active infinitive of manūteneō, from Latin manus (“hand”) + teneō (“to hold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manuteˈneɾ/ [ma.nu.t̪eˈneɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: ma‧nu‧te‧ner
Verb
manutener (first-person singular present manutengo, first-person singular preterite manutuve, past participle manutenido)
- Alternative form of mantener
Conjugation
Conjugation of manutener (irregular; e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | manutener | ||||||
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gerund | manuteniendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | manutenido | manutenida | |||||
plural | manutenidos | manutenidas | |||||
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 | manutengo | manutienestú manutenésvos | manutiene | manutenemos | manutenéis | manutienen | |
imperfect | manutenía | manutenías | manutenía | manuteníamos | manuteníais | manutenían | |
preterite | manutuve | manutuviste | manutuvo | manutuvimos | manutuvisteis | manutuvieron | |
future | manutendré | manutendrás | manutendrá | manutendremos | manutendréis | manutendrán | |
conditional | manutendría | manutendrías | manutendría | manutendríamos | manutendríais | manutendrían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | manutenga | manutengastú manutengásvos2 | manutenga | manutengamos | manutengáis | manutengan | |
imperfect (ra) | manutuviera | manutuvieras | manutuviera | manutuviéramos | manutuvierais | manutuvieran | |
imperfect (se) | manutuviese | manutuvieses | manutuviese | manutuviésemos | manutuvieseis | manutuviesen | |
future1 | manutuviere | manutuvieres | manutuviere | manutuviéremos | manutuviereis | manutuvieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | manuténtú manutenévos | manutenga | manutengamos | manutened | manutengan | ||
negative | no manutengas | no manutenga | no manutengamos | no manutengáis | no manutengan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of manutener (irregular; e-ie alternation)
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 manutener | |||||||
dative | manutenerme | manutenerte | manutenerle, manutenerse | manutenernos | manuteneros | manutenerles, manutenerse | |
accusative | manutenerme | manutenerte | manutenerlo, manutenerla, manutenerse | manutenernos | manuteneros | manutenerlos, manutenerlas, manutenerse | |
with gerund manuteniendo | |||||||
dative | manuteniéndome | manuteniéndote | manuteniéndole, manuteniéndose | manuteniéndonos | manuteniéndoos | manuteniéndoles, manuteniéndose | |
accusative | manuteniéndome | manuteniéndote | manuteniéndolo, manuteniéndola, manuteniéndose | manuteniéndonos | manuteniéndoos | manuteniéndolos, manuteniéndolas, manuteniéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative manutén | |||||||
dative | manutenme | manutente | manutenle | manutennos | not used | manutenles | |
accusative | manutenme | manutente | manutenlo, manutenla | manutennos | not used | manutenlos, manutenlas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative manutené | |||||||
dative | manuteneme | manutenete | manutenele | manutenenos | not used | manuteneles | |
accusative | manuteneme | manutenete | manutenelo, manutenela | manutenenos | not used | manutenelos, manutenelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative manutenga | |||||||
dative | manuténgame | not used | manuténgale, manuténgase | manuténganos | not used | manuténgales | |
accusative | manuténgame | not used | manuténgalo, manuténgala, manuténgase | manuténganos | not used | manuténgalos, manuténgalas | |
with first-person plural imperative manutengamos | |||||||
dative | not used | manutengámoste | manutengámosle | manutengámonos | manutengámoos | manutengámosles | |
accusative | not used | manutengámoste | manutengámoslo, manutengámosla | manutengámonos | manutengámoos | manutengámoslos, manutengámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative manutened | |||||||
dative | manutenedme | not used | manutenedle | manutenednos | manuteneos | manutenedles | |
accusative | manutenedme | not used | manutenedlo, manutenedla | manutenednos | manuteneos | manutenedlos, manutenedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative manutengan | |||||||
dative | manuténganme | not used | manuténganle | manuténgannos | not used | manuténganles, manuténganse | |
accusative | manuténganme | not used | manuténganlo, manuténganla | manuténgannos | not used | manuténganlos, manuténganlas, manuténganse |
Further reading
- “manutener”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014