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Asturian
Etymology
From Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).
Verb
mantener
- to maintain; to keep
Ladino
Etymology
From Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).
Verb
mantener (Latin spelling)
- to maintain, preserve
Spanish
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /manteˈneɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: man‧te‧ner
Verb
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 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
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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.
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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 mantener
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dative
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mantenerme
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mantenerte
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mantenerle, mantenerse
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mantenernos
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manteneros
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mantenerles, mantenerse
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accusative
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mantenerme
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mantenerte
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mantenerlo, mantenerla, mantenerse
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mantenernos
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manteneros
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mantenerlos, mantenerlas, mantenerse
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with gerund manteniendo
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dative
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manteniéndome
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manteniéndote
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manteniéndole, manteniéndose
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manteniéndonos
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manteniéndoos
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manteniéndoles, manteniéndose
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accusative
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manteniéndome
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manteniéndote
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manteniéndolo, manteniéndola, manteniéndose
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manteniéndonos
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manteniéndoos
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manteniéndolos, manteniéndolas, manteniéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative mantén
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dative
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mantenme
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mantente
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mantenle
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mantennos
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not used
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mantenles
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accusative
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mantenme
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mantente
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mantenlo, mantenla
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mantennos
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not used
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mantenlos, mantenlas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative mantené
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dative
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manteneme
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mantenete
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mantenele
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mantenenos
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not used
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manteneles
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accusative
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manteneme
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mantenete
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mantenelo, mantenela
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mantenenos
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not used
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mantenelos, mantenelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative mantenga
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dative
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manténgame
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not used
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manténgale, manténgase
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manténganos
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not used
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manténgales
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accusative
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manténgame
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not used
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manténgalo, manténgala, manténgase
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manténganos
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not used
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manténgalos, manténgalas
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with first-person plural imperative mantengamos
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dative
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not used
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mantengámoste
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mantengámosle
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mantengámonos
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mantengámoos
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mantengámosles
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accusative
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not used
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mantengámoste
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mantengámoslo, mantengámosla
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mantengámonos
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mantengámoos
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mantengámoslos, mantengámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative mantened
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dative
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mantenedme
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not used
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mantenedle
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mantenednos
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manteneos
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mantenedles
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accusative
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mantenedme
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not used
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mantenedlo, mantenedla
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mantenednos
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manteneos
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mantenedlos, mantenedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative mantengan
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dative
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manténganme
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not used
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manténganle
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manténgannos
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not used
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manténganles, manténganse
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accusative
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manténganme
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not used
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manténganlo, manténganla
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manténgannos
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not used
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manténganlos, manténganlas, manténganse
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