contener

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin contineō, continēre. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French contenir.

Verb

contener

  1. to contain
  2. (reflexive, se contener) to behave

References

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin continēre, present active infinitive of contineō.

Verb

contener (first-person singular present contengo, first-person singular preterite contuve, past participle contenido)

  1. to contain
  2. to hold
    contener el aliento
    hold one's breath
  3. to restrain, check
  4. to control

Conjugation
        Conjugation of contener (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive contener
    gerund conteniendo
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular contenido contenida
    plural contenidos contenidas
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present contengo contienestú
    contenésvos    		 contiene contenemos contenéis contienen
    imperfect contenía contenías contenía conteníamos conteníais contenían
    preterite contuve contuviste contuvo contuvimos contuvisteis contuvieron
    future contendré contendrás contendrá contendremos contendréis contendrán
    conditional contendría contendrías contendría contendríamos contendríais contendrían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present contenga contengas contenga contengamos contengáis contengan
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 contuviera contuvieras contuviera contuviéramos contuvierais contuvieran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 contuviese contuvieses contuviese contuviésemos contuvieseis contuviesen
    future1 contuviere contuvieres contuviere contuviéremos contuviereis contuvieren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative conténtú
    contenévos    		 contenga contengamos contened contengan
    negative no contengas no contenga no contengamos no contengáis no contengan
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    Other verbs with this conjugation:
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          Selected combined forms of conteneredit data

      These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

      singular plural
      1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      with infinitive contener
      dative contenerme contenerte contenerle, contenerse contenernos conteneros contenerles, contenerse
      accusative contenerme contenerte contenerlo, contenerla, contenerse contenernos conteneros contenerlos, contenerlas, contenerse
      with gerund conteniendo
      dative conteniéndome conteniéndote conteniéndole, conteniéndose conteniéndonos conteniéndoos conteniéndoles, conteniéndose
      accusative conteniéndome conteniéndote conteniéndolo, conteniéndola, conteniéndose conteniéndonos conteniéndoos conteniéndolos, conteniéndolas, conteniéndose
      with informal second-person singular imperative contén
      dative contenme contente contenle contennos not used contenles
      accusative contenme contente contenlo, contenla contennos not used contenlos, contenlas
      with formal second-person singular imperative contenga
      dative conténgame not used conténgale, conténgase conténganos not used conténgales
      accusative conténgame not used conténgalo, conténgala, conténgase conténganos not used conténgalos, conténgalas
      with first-person plural imperative contengamos
      dative not used contengámoste contengámosle contengámonos contengámoos contengámosles
      accusative not used contengámoste contengámoslo, contengámosla contengámonos contengámoos contengámoslos, contengámoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative contened
      dative contenedme not used contenedle contenednos conteneos contenedles
      accusative contenedme not used contenedlo, contenedla contenednos conteneos contenedlos, contenedlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative contengan
      dative conténganme not used conténganle conténgannos not used conténganles, conténganse
      accusative conténganme not used conténganlo, conténganla conténgannos not used conténganlos, conténganlas, conténganse
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