tene

• IPA^(key): /tɛ̀nɛ̀ꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

tene class 14

1. past

tene

1. early, soon

   rũcinĩ tene ― early in the morning^[1]

   Ũka tene. ― Come early.^[1]

• gatenange
• gatenatene
• gĩtene class 7
• ũtene class 14

(Phrases)

• tene (o) na tene

(Proverbs)

• tene nĩ tene thutha nĩ mũgiano

tenē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of teneō

• IPA^(key): /ˈtenə/

tene

1. you (singular, formal, after preposition)

Number	Person	Nominative	Accusative	Dative	Reflexive	Possessive	Prepositional
singular	first-person	io (i')	me			mìo, mìa, mieje, meje	me, méne
	second-person, familiar	tu	te			tùjo, tòja, tùoje, tòje	te, téne
	second-person, formal	vuje	ve			vuósto, vósta, vuóste, vóste	vuje
	third-person, masculine	ìsso	'o, 'u (lo, lu)	'i, 'e (li, le)	se	sùjo, sòja, sùoje, sòje	ìsso
	third-person, feminine	éssa	'a (la)	'e (le)			éssa
plural	first-person	nuje	ce			nuósto, nòsta, nuóste, nòste	nuje
	second-person, plural	vuje	ve			vuósto, vòsta, vuóste, vòste	vuje
	third-person, masculine	ìsse	'i, 'e (li, le)	llòro	se	llòro (invariable)	llòro
	third-person, feminine	llòro	'e (le)

• tena (a infinitive)

From Old Norse þjóna, þéna.

tene (present tense tener, past tense tente, past participle tent, passive infinitive tenast, present participle tenande, imperative ten)

1. to earn

   Om sumaren kan dei tene mykje pengar.

   During the summer, they can earn a lot of money.

2. to serve

   Han tente landet sitt.

   He served his country.

• “tene” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

tene m

1. Alternative spelling of teine

From Spanish tener.

tene

1. to hold

tene

1. Alternative form of tane

tene

1. dative singular of ten

tene (definite form tene mi)

1. cheetah