mantener
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Asturian
Etymology
From Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).
Verb
mantener
Ladino
Etymology
From Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).
Verb
mantener
Spanish
Alternative forms
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
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 [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
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive mantener | dative | mantenerme | mantenerte | mantenerle, mantenerse | mantenernos | manteneros | mantenerles, mantenerse |
accusative | mantenerme | mantenerte | mantenerlo, mantenerla, mantenerse | mantenernos | manteneros | mantenerlos, mantenerlas, mantenerse | |
with gerund manteniendo | dative | manteniéndome | manteniéndote | manteniéndole, manteniéndose | manteniéndonos | manteniéndoos | manteniéndoles, manteniéndose |
accusative | manteniéndome | manteniéndote | manteniéndolo, manteniéndola, manteniéndose | manteniéndonos | manteniéndoos | manteniéndolos, manteniéndolas, manteniéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative mantén | dative | mantenme | mantente | mantenle | mantennos | not used | mantenles |
accusative | mantenme | mantente | mantenlo, mantenla | mantennos | not used | mantenlos, mantenlas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative mantené | dative | manteneme | mantenete | mantenele | mantenenos | not used | manteneles |
accusative | manteneme | mantenete | mantenelo, mantenela | mantenenos | not used | mantenelos, mantenelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative mantenga | dative | manténgame | not used | manténgale, manténgase | manténganos | not used | manténgales |
accusative | manténgame | not used | manténgalo, manténgala, manténgase | manténganos | not used | manténgalos, manténgalas | |
with first-person plural imperative mantengamos | dative | not used | mantengámoste | mantengámosle | mantengámonos | mantengámoos | mantengámosles |
accusative | not used | mantengámoste | mantengámoslo, mantengámosla | mantengámonos | mantengámoos | mantengámoslos, mantengámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative mantened | dative | mantenedme | not used | mantenedle | mantenednos | manteneos | mantenedles |
accusative | mantenedme | not used | mantenedlo, mantenedla | mantenednos | manteneos | mantenedlos, mantenedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative mantengan | dative | manténganme | not used | manténganle | manténgannos | not used | manténganles, manténganse |
accusative | manténganme | not used | manténganlo, manténganla | manténgannos | not used | manténganlos, manténganlas, manténganse |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
- mantenedor
- mantener el tipo
- mantener las apariencias
- mantenerse fiel (“to stay true, hold true, remain loyal”)
- mantenerse firme
Related terms
Further reading
- “mantener”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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