Before I go any further, let's go over how to conjugate the verb:
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Tener
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to have
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Yo (I)
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tengo (have)
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Nosotros, Nosotras (We)
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tenemos (have)
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Tú (You familiar)
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tienes (have)
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Vosotros, Vosotras (You all familiar)
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tenéis (have)
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El, Ella or Vd. (He, She or You formal)
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tiene (has, have)
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Ellos, Ellas, Vds. (They, You all formal)
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tienen (have)
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Now that you have the different forms of the verb tener, you can express certain things (or people) "having" a particular characteristic. Here's a brief listing:
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tener calor
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to be hot
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tener frío
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to be cold
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tener hambre
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to be hungry
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tener sed
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to be thirsty
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tener razón
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to be right (correct)
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no tener razón
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to be wrong
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tener prisa
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to be in a hurry
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tener cuidado
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to be careful
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tener suerte
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to be lucky
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tener sueño
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to be sleepy
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tener mala cara
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to look bad
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tener miedo (de)
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to be afraid (of – as in doing
something specific like flying)
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tener miedo (a)
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to be afraid (of – as in something specific like spiders)
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tener dolor de cabeza
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to have a headache
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tener dolor de estómago
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to have a stomach ache
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tener cariño a
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to be fond of
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tener celos
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to be jealous
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tener confianza (en)
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to be confident (in)
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tener en cuenta
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to take into account
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tener la culpa
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to be guilty, to be to blame, to be at fault
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tener derecho
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to have the right
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tener éxito
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to be successful
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tener lugar
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to take place
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tener vértigo
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to be afraid of heights
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tener vergüenza
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to be ashamed
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tener que (+ infinitive verb)
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to have to (do something)
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tener ganas de (+
infinitive verb)
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to feel like (doing something)
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tener ______ años
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to be _____ years old
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Granted not all of the expressions above translate as the English use of the verb to be, but quite a lot of them do.
Also note that if you want to insert the word "very" to show a higher extent of that expression, you would place it in between tener and the adjective. For example, if you are very hot, you would say "tengo mucho calor."
Finally, if you are not something, simply placing the word no in front of the conjugated verb tener will convey what you want successfully. As an example, if you are not very lucky at all, you would say "no tengo mucho suerte."
Try practicing some of the above tener expressions in the comments section below. If you can incorporate them into your daily life, even better.
¡Hasta luego!
~Keith
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