retener
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verb
- to retain, to remember
- to withhold, hold, to keep
- to hold back
- to catch, to detain
- to sequester
Forms
Present
| I | retengo |
|---|---|
| you | retienes |
| he, she, it | retiene |
| we | retenemos |
| you (plural) | retenéis |
| they | retienen |
Preterite
| I | retuve |
|---|---|
| you | retuviste |
| he, she, it | retuvo |
| we | retuvimos |
| you (plural) | retuvisteis |
| they | retuvieron |
Imperfect
| I | retenía |
|---|---|
| you | retenías |
| he, she, it | retenía |
| we | reteníamos |
| you (plural) | reteníais |
| they | retenían |
Future
| I | retendré |
|---|---|
| you | retendrás |
| he, she, it | retendrá |
| we | retendremos |
| you (plural) | retendréis |
| they | retendrán |
Conditional
| I | retendría |
|---|---|
| you | retendrías |
| he, she, it | retendría |
| we | retendríamos |
| you (plural) | retendríais |
| they | retendrían |
Subjunctive
| I | retenga |
|---|---|
| you | retengas |
| he, she, it | retenga |
| we | retengamos |
| you (plural) | retengáis |
| they | retengan |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | retuviera / retuviese |
|---|---|
| you | retuvieras / retuvieses |
| he, she, it | retuviera / retuviese |
| we | retuviéramos / retuviésemos |
| you (plural) | retuvierais / retuvieseis |
| they | retuvieran / retuviesen |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- La olla de hierro retiene el calor hasta la noche.The iron pot retains the heat until night.B1Otra vez, por favor (17) — Once more, please (17) (B1)
- El calor lo retiene la pared de piedra hasta la noche.The stone wall retains the heat until night.B1Otra vez, por favor (3) — Once more, please (3) (B1)
- La lona retiene el calor y por eso nadie la quiere en agosto.The tarpaulin retains the heat and that's why nobody wants it in August.B1Otra vez, por favor (10) — Once more, please (10) (B1)
- El 23 de febrero de 1981, un grupo de guardias civiles entró en el Congreso a tiros y retuvo a los diputados durante dieciocho horas.On the 23rd of February 1981, a group of Civil Guards burst into Parliament shooting and held the deputies for eighteen hours.B2El franquismo y la Transición — Franco's regime and the Transition