Spanish Idioms of the Form Tener Noun

Spanish Idioms of the Form Tener Noun In Spanish, you can have everything. That is on the grounds that tener, the action word significance to have in the feeling of to have (haber is what could be compared to the English helper action word to have) is every now and again utilized in colloquialisms to allude to a wide scope of feelings and different conditions. While we may state in English that you are eager or an individual is parched, in Spanish we state what could be compared to you have appetite or somebody has thirst. In this way tienes hambre implies you are ravenous and tiene sed implies he/she is parched. Tener Phrases Often Preferred to Adjectives A large portion of the tener thing maxims arent difficult to learn, as they by and large bode well as long as you realize what the thing part of the expression implies. What can be testing is realizing when their utilization is liked. For instance, you might know that there is a descriptive word, hambriento, that implies hungry. Be that as it may, youre far-fetched to hear a sentence, for example, estoy hambriento (similarly as you arent prone to hear a local English speaker state, I have hunger, despite the fact that the sentence would be comprehended and linguistically right). As a rule, the tener thing expressions are deciphered utilizing the English action word to be trailed by a descriptive word. Following are the absolute most regular such employments of tener. tener cabeza (para), to have a psyche (for): Tu hermana tiene cabeza para los negocios. (Your sister has a psyche for business.)tener calor, to be hot: Siempre tienes calor. (Youre consistently hot.)tener cariã ±o, to be affectionate: Pablo tiene cariã ±o a Marã ­a. (Paul is enamored with Mary.)tener celos, to be desirous: Tengo celos a mi hermana. (Im envious of my sister.)tener claro, all things considered or sure: Tenemos claro que podemos ayudar a mejorar nuestra sociedad. (Were certain that we can help improve our society.)â tener complejos, to be intellectually insecure: Tengo complejos con mi estilo de vida real. (Im uncertain about my current lifestyle.)tener cuidado, to be cautious: Espero que tengas cuidado con el libro. (I trust youre cautious with the book.)tener la culpa, to be blameworthy or to blame: Mi padre dijo que tengo la culpa. (My dad said its my fault.)tener derecho, to have the right: Tengo derecho de votar. (I reserve the option to vote.)tener efecto, to have an impact: La hipnosis tiene efecto en el cerebro. (Trance doesn't affect the brainl) tener à ©xito, to be effective: El jefe tiene un gran à ©xito. (The supervisor is very successful.)tener frã ­o, to be cold: Hace viento. Tengo frã ­o. (Its breezy. Im cold.)tener ganas de infinitive, to be in the state of mind for, to want to accomplish something: Tengo ganas de comer una hamburguesa. (I want to eat a hamburger.)tener hambre, to be ravenous: No ha comido. Tiene hambre. (He hasnt eaten. Hes hungry.)tener ilusiã ³n, to be energetic: Tiene ilusiã ³n por viajar a California. (Hes eager about making a trip to California.)tener miedo a thing, to fear: Mi hermana tiene miedo a los serpientes. (My sister fears snakes.)tener miedo de infinitive, to fear: Tiene miedo de nadar. (Hes terrified of swimming.)tener prisa, to be in a rush: Tengo prisa. El teatro comienza a las ocho. (Im in a rush. The play starts at 8.)tener razã ³n, to be correct: El cliente siempre tiene razã ³n. (The client is consistently right.)tener sed, to be parched: He trabajado mucho. Tengo sed. ( Ive worked a great deal. Im parched.) tener sueã ±o, to be worn out or tired: No has dormido. Tendrs sueã ±o. (You havent rested. You should be tired.)tener suerte, to be fortunate: Mi hijo ganã ³ la loterã ­a. Tiene mucha suerte. (My child won the lottery. Hes very lucky.)tener vergã ¼enza, to be embarrassed: Matã © a mi amigo. Tengo mucha vergã ¼enza. (I murdered my companion. Im so embarrassed.) Since tener is utilized so regularly to demonstrate mental states, it very well may be utilized without anyone else to ask somebody how the individual is getting along, particularly in the event that you presume something isn't right:  ¿Quà © tienes? Whats up with you? Note that the modifier mucho or mucha can be utilized with the thing part of the phrase to show degree as is communicated by very in English: Tengo sed, Im parched. Tengo mucha sed, Im parched. Note additionally that tener is unpredictable in its conjugation.