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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin attinēre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ateˈneɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: a‧te‧ner
Verb
atener (first-person singular present atengo, first-person singular preterite atuve, past participle atenido)
- (obsolete) to maintain, to keep (a tradition, etc.)
- to stand by, to stick to, to abide by
- (intransitive, pronominal) to abide by, to stick to, to stand by
- atenerse a las consecuencias ― to take the consequences
2009 January 10, “Numancia-Getafe, el partido que corre más peligro de suspensión”, in ADC.es:No se prevé que vaya a haber problemas con los partidos de Liga que se juegan hoy si nos atenemos a los terrenos de juego, pero sí en cuanto a los desplazamientos en avión.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2015 October 20, Jordi Soler, “La destilación genética”, in El País:El fenómeno es asombroso, si nos atenemos a la cuenta que, de su proceso de destilación, hacía el mismo Johann Sebastian: antes de él hubo 53 músicos con su mismo apellido, todos parientes y todos nacidos en los alrededores de los bosques de Turingia.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (intransitive, pronominal) to rely
- atenerse a ― to rely on
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of atener (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 atener
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dative
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atenerme
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atenerte
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atenerle, atenerse
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atenernos
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ateneros
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atenerles, atenerse
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accusative
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atenerme
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atenerte
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atenerlo, atenerla, atenerse
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atenernos
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ateneros
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atenerlos, atenerlas, atenerse
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with gerund ateniendo
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dative
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ateniéndome
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ateniéndote
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ateniéndole, ateniéndose
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ateniéndonos
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ateniéndoos
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ateniéndoles, ateniéndose
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accusative
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ateniéndome
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ateniéndote
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ateniéndolo, ateniéndola, ateniéndose
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ateniéndonos
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ateniéndoos
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ateniéndolos, ateniéndolas, ateniéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative atén
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dative
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atenme
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atente
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atenle
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atennos
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not used
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atenles
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accusative
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atenme
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atente
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atenlo, atenla
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atennos
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not used
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atenlos, atenlas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative atené
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dative
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ateneme
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atenete
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atenele
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atenenos
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not used
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ateneles
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accusative
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ateneme
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atenete
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atenelo, atenela
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atenenos
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not used
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atenelos, atenelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative atenga
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dative
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aténgame
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not used
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aténgale, aténgase
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aténganos
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not used
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aténgales
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accusative
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aténgame
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not used
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aténgalo, aténgala, aténgase
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aténganos
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not used
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aténgalos, aténgalas
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with first-person plural imperative atengamos
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dative
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not used
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atengámoste
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atengámosle
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atengámonos
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atengámoos
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atengámosles
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accusative
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not used
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atengámoste
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atengámoslo, atengámosla
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atengámonos
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atengámoos
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atengámoslos, atengámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative atened
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dative
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atenedme
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not used
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atenedle
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atenednos
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ateneos
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atenedles
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accusative
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atenedme
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not used
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atenedlo, atenedla
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atenednos
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ateneos
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atenedlos, atenedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative atengan
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dative
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aténganme
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not used
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aténganle
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aténgannos
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not used
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aténganles, aténganse
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accusative
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aténganme
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not used
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aténganlo, aténganla
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aténgannos
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not used
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aténganlos, aténganlas, aténganse
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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