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To contain in Spanish 🇪🇸


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How to say “to contain” in Spanish? “Contener”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “contener” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to contain in Spanish like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Pronunciation

Normal speech: con-TE-ner
IPA: /kon.’te.neɾ/

7 months ago

contener info.

Tips to remember the word “contener”:
– Associate “contener” with its English cognate “contain,” as both share the Latin root “tenere,” which means “to hold.”
– Remember the phrase “contener emociones” (to contain emotions), which can help associate the verb with self-control or restraint.

Explanations:
– “Contener” means to hold or keep within limits, to restrain, to include, or to comprise.
– It’s an infinitive verb in Spanish.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Incluir (to include)
– Contenerse (to restrain oneself)
– Encerrar (to enclose or to imprison)

Conjugations:
Present:
– Yo contengo
– Tú contienes
– Él/Ella/Usted contiene
– Nosotros/Nosotras contenemos
– Vosotros/Vosotras contenéis
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes contienen

Preterite (simple past):
– Yo contuve
– Tú contuviste
– Él/Ella/Usted contuvo
– Nosotros/Nosotras contuvimos
– Vosotros/Vosotras contuvisteis
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes contuvieron

Imperfect (past):
– Yo contenía
– Tú contenías
– Él/Ella/Usted contenía
– Nosotros/Nosotras conteníamos
– Vosotros/Vosotras conteníais
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes contenían

Future:
– Yo contendré
– Tú contendrás
– Él/Ella/Usted contendrá
– Nosotros/Nosotras contendremos
– Vosotros/Vosotras contendréis
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes contendrán

Examples of sentences using “contener”:
– Esta caja contiene libros antiguos. (This box contains old books.)
– Es importante contener la propagación del virus. (It’s important to contain the spread of the virus.)
– No pude contener las lágrimas al ver la película. (I couldn’t contain my tears when watching the movie.)
– El informe contiene muchos datos útiles. (The report contains a lot of useful data.)
– Durante la discusión, tuve que contenerme para no gritar. (During the argument, I had to restrain myself from yelling.)

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