mantener
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).
Verb edit
mantener
Ladino edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).
Verb edit
mantener (Latin spelling)
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited 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 edit
Verb edit
mantener (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 edit
Further reading edit
- “mantener”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014