Etymology
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Borrowed from Latin retinēre, with conjugation based on tener.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /reteˈneɾ/ [re.t̪eˈneɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: re‧te‧ner
retener (first-person singular present retengo, first-person singular preterite retuve, past participle retenido)
- to retain, to remember
- Synonym: detentar
- to withhold, hold, to keep
- Synonyms: guardar, mantener, quedar
- to hold back
No tengo muy claro si es lo que realmente quiero, por una parte quiero abrazarte y besarte, pero algo me retiene, no sé el que.- I'm not sure if it is what I really want, because a part of me wants to hug you and kiss you, but something, I don't know what, is holding me back.
- to catch, to detain
- (chemistry) to sequester
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of retener (irregular; e-ie alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive retener
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dative
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retenerme
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retenerte
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retenerle, retenerse
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retenernos
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reteneros
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retenerles, retenerse
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accusative
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retenerme
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retenerte
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retenerlo, retenerla, retenerse
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retenernos
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reteneros
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retenerlos, retenerlas, retenerse
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with gerund reteniendo
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dative
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reteniéndome
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reteniéndote
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reteniéndole, reteniéndose
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reteniéndonos
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reteniéndoos
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reteniéndoles, reteniéndose
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accusative
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reteniéndome
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reteniéndote
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reteniéndolo, reteniéndola, reteniéndose
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reteniéndonos
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reteniéndoos
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reteniéndolos, reteniéndolas, reteniéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative retén
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dative
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retenme
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retente
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retenle
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retennos
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not used
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retenles
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accusative
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retenme
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retente
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retenlo, retenla
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retennos
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not used
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retenlos, retenlas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative retené
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dative
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reteneme
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retenete
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retenele
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retenenos
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not used
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reteneles
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accusative
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reteneme
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retenete
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retenelo, retenela
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retenenos
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not used
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retenelos, retenelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative retenga
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dative
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reténgame
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not used
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reténgale, reténgase
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reténganos
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not used
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reténgales
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accusative
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reténgame
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not used
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reténgalo, reténgala, reténgase
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reténganos
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not used
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reténgalos, reténgalas
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with first-person plural imperative retengamos
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dative
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not used
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retengámoste
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retengámosle
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retengámonos
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retengámoos
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retengámosles
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accusative
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not used
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retengámoste
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retengámoslo, retengámosla
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retengámonos
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retengámoos
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retengámoslos, retengámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative retened
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dative
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retenedme
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not used
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retenedle
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retenednos
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reteneos
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retenedles
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accusative
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retenedme
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not used
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retenedlo, retenedla
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retenednos
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reteneos
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retenedlos, retenedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative retengan
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dative
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reténganme
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not used
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reténganle
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reténgannos
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not used
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reténganles, reténganse
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accusative
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reténganme
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not used
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reténganlo, reténganla
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reténgannos
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not used
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reténganlos, reténganlas, reténganse
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