mantener
Asturian
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).
Verb
editmantener
Ladino
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).
Verb
editmantener (Latin spelling)
Spanish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). Equivalent to mano + tener. Compare Galician and Portuguese manter, French maintenir, Italian mantenere.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmantener (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
edit Conjugation of mantener (irregular; e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of mantener (irregular; e-ie alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
edit- mantenedor
- mantener el tipo
- mantener las apariencias
- mantenerse fiel (“to stay true, hold true, remain loyal”)
- mantenerse firme
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “mantener”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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