Declan

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The Spanish word

tener

means
to have
Examples:
No tengo palabras.
I'm at a loss for words. | I have no words.
No sé si tengo tiempo.
I don't know if I have the time.
Tengo que irme a dormir.
I have to go to sleep.
Me tengo que ir a la cama.
I have to go to bed.
¿Qué otras opciones tengo?
What other options do I have?
No sé si todavía lo tengo.
I don't know if I still have it.
¡¿Nunca tienes clases o qué?!
You never have class or what?!
No tengo nada mejor que hacer.
I have nothing better to do.
¿Cuántos amigos íntimos tienes?
How many close friends do you have?
No tengo a nadie que viaje conmigo.
I don't have anyone who'd travel with me.
Creo que tengo una teoría sobre eso.
I think I have a theory about that.
Yo no tengo una cuenta en estos foros.
I do not have an account in these forums.
Para hacer eso, tienes que arriesgarte.
In order to do that, you have to take risks.
No soy un artista. Nunca tuve mente para ello.
I am not an artist. I never had the knack for it.
Realmente no tienes las prioridades correctas.
You really don't have the right priorities!
Tengo demasiadas cosas en la cabeza estos días.
I have too many things on my mind these days.
¡Nunca tienes tiempo para las cosas importantes!
You never have time for important things!
Siempre me he preguntado cómo será tener hermanos.
I've always wondered what it'd be like to have siblings.
Supongo que detrás de cada cosa que tenemos que hacer, hay algo que queremos hacer...
I suppose that behind each thing we have to do, there's something we want to do...
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org