teneo, tenere, tenui, tentus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
= hold, keep; comprehend; possess; master; preserve; [tenere memoria => remember];
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | teneo | tenemus |
| 2 | tenes | tenetis |
| 3 | tenet | tenent |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | tenere |
| active | perfect | tenuisse |
| passive | present | teneri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tene | tenete |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | teneto | tenetote |
| 3 | teneto | tenento |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tenere | tenemini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tenetor | — |
| 3 | tenetor | tenentor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tentus | tenti |
| Gen. | tenti | tentorum |
| Dat. | tento | — |
| Acc. | tentum | tentos |
| Voc. | tente | tenti |
| Abl. | tento | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tenta | tentae |
| Gen. | tentae | tentarum |
| Dat. | tentae | — |
| Acc. | tentam | tentas |
| Voc. | tenta | tentae |
| Abl. | tenta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tentum | tenta |
| Gen. | tenti | tentorum |
| Dat. | tento | — |
| Acc. | tentum | tenta |
| Voc. | tentum | tenta |
| Abl. | tento | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tenendus | — |
| Gen. | tenendi | — |
| Dat. | tenendo | — |
| Acc. | tenendum | — |
| Voc. | tenende | — |
| Abl. | tenendo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tenenda | — |
| Gen. | tenendae | — |
| Dat. | tenendae | — |
| Acc. | tenendam | — |
| Voc. | tenenda | — |
| Abl. | tenenda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tenendum | — |
| Gen. | tenendi | — |
| Dat. | tenendo | — |
| Acc. | tenendum | — |
| Voc. | tenendum | — |
| Abl. | tenendo | — |
Supines
accusative: tentum; ablative: tentu
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