Conjugation of teni in Esperanto
tenito hold; to keepregular
Prezencopresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | mi tenas | |
| vi | vi tenas | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | li/ŝi/ĝi tenas | |
| ni | ni tenas | |
| vi | vi tenas | |
| ili | ili tenas |
Common mistakes in the Prezenco
- mi
mi tenimi tenasLearners sometimes use the infinitive instead of the finite present. Use -as: mi tenas.
Preteritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | mi tenis | |
| vi | vi tenis | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | li/ŝi/ĝi tenis | |
| ni | ni tenis | |
| vi | vi tenis | |
| ili | ili tenis |
Common mistakes in the Preterito
- ili
ili tenasili tenisUsing the present -as instead of the past -is is a common error. Past is: ili tenis.
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | mi tenos | |
| vi | vi tenos | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | li/ŝi/ĝi tenos | |
| ni | ni tenos | |
| vi | vi tenos | |
| ili | ili tenos |
Kondicionaloconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | mi tenus | |
| vi | vi tenus | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | li/ŝi/ĝi tenus | |
| ni | ni tenus | |
| vi | vi tenus | |
| ili | ili tenus |
Common mistakes in the Kondicionalo
- vi
vi tenosvi tenusConfusing future -os with conditional. Conditional uses -us: vi tenus.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | mi tenu | |
| vi | vi tenu | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | li tenu | |
| ni | ni tenu | |
| vi | vi tenu | |
| ili | ili tenu |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- vi
tenivi tenuDon't use the infinitive for commands. Use the -u form: (vi) tenu. - ni
ni tenasni tenuFor 'let us' use the jussive -u, not the present -as: ni tenu.
Infinitivoinfinitive
The base form of the verb.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | teni | |
| vi | teni | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | teni | |
| ni | teni | |
| vi | teni | |
| ili | teni |
teni — frequently asked questions
Is teni a regular verb?
Yes — teni is a regular Esperanto verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does teni mean?
teni is a Esperanto verb meaning "to hold; to keep".