manutener

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin manūtenēre, from Latin manus (“hand”) + teneō (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manuteˈneɾ/ [ma.nu.t̪eˈneɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: ma‧nu‧te‧ner

Verb

manutener (first-person singular present manutengo, first-person singular preterite manutuve, past participle manutenido)

1. Alternative form of mantener

Conjugation

    Conjugation of manutener (irregular; e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			manutener
gerund			manuteniendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		manutenido		manutenida
		plural		manutenidos		manutenidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	manutengo	manutienestú manutenésvos	manutiene	manutenemos	manutenéis	manutienen
	imperfect	manutenía	manutenías	manutenía	manuteníamos	manuteníais	manutenían
	preterite	manutuve	manutuviste	manutuvo	manutuvimos	manutuvisteis	manutuvieron
	future	manutendré	manutendrás	manutendrá	manutendremos	manutendréis	manutendrán
	conditional	manutendría	manutendrías	manutendría	manutendríamos	manutendríais	manutendrían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	manutenga	manutengastú manutengásvos2	manutenga	manutengamos	manutengáis	manutengan
	imperfect (ra)	manutuviera	manutuvieras	manutuviera	manutuviéramos	manutuvierais	manutuvieran
	imperfect (se)	manutuviese	manutuvieses	manutuviese	manutuviésemos	manutuvieseis	manutuviesen
	future1	manutuviere	manutuvieres	manutuviere	manutuviéremos	manutuviereis	manutuvieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		manuténtú manutenévos	manutenga	manutengamos	manutened	manutengan
	negative		no manutengas	no manutenga	no manutengamos	no manutengáis	no manutengan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of manutener (irregular; e-ie alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive manutener
	dative	manutenerme	manutenerte	manutenerle, manutenerse	manutenernos	manuteneros	manutenerles, manutenerse
	accusative	manutenerme	manutenerte	manutenerlo, manutenerla, manutenerse	manutenernos	manuteneros	manutenerlos, manutenerlas, manutenerse
with gerund manuteniendo
	dative	manuteniéndome	manuteniéndote	manuteniéndole, manuteniéndose	manuteniéndonos	manuteniéndoos	manuteniéndoles, manuteniéndose
	accusative	manuteniéndome	manuteniéndote	manuteniéndolo, manuteniéndola, manuteniéndose	manuteniéndonos	manuteniéndoos	manuteniéndolos, manuteniéndolas, manuteniéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative manutén
	dative	manutenme	manutente	manutenle	manutennos	not used	manutenles
	accusative	manutenme	manutente	manutenlo, manutenla	manutennos	not used	manutenlos, manutenlas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative manutené
	dative	manuteneme	manutenete	manutenele	manutenenos	not used	manuteneles
	accusative	manuteneme	manutenete	manutenelo, manutenela	manutenenos	not used	manutenelos, manutenelas
with formal second-person singular imperative manutenga
	dative	manuténgame	not used	manuténgale, manuténgase	manuténganos	not used	manuténgales
	accusative	manuténgame	not used	manuténgalo, manuténgala, manuténgase	manuténganos	not used	manuténgalos, manuténgalas
with first-person plural imperative manutengamos
	dative	not used	manutengámoste	manutengámosle	manutengámonos	manutengámoos	manutengámosles
	accusative	not used	manutengámoste	manutengámoslo, manutengámosla	manutengámonos	manutengámoos	manutengámoslos, manutengámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative manutened
	dative	manutenedme	not used	manutenedle	manutenednos	manuteneos	manutenedles
	accusative	manutenedme	not used	manutenedlo, manutenedla	manutenednos	manuteneos	manutenedlos, manutenedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative manutengan
	dative	manuténganme	not used	manuténganle	manuténgannos	not used	manuténganles, manuténganse
	accusative	manuténganme	not used	manuténganlo, manuténganla	manuténgannos	not used	manuténganlos, manuténganlas, manuténganse

Further reading

• “manutener”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014