The verb “tener”, “to have” in Spanish – Idiomatic expressions
The verb “Tener”, “to have” in Spanish, is used in many idiomatic expressions such as:
tener + …
… “n” años to be n years old
… calor to be hot
… celos to be jealous
… confianza to be confident
… cuidado to be careful
… la culpa to be guilty
… dolor de to be sore
… en cuenta to take into account
… éxito to be successful
… ganas de to feel like
… hambre to be hungry
… lugar to take place
… miedo de to be afraid of
… prisa to be in a hurry
… razón to be right
… sed to be thirsty
… sueño to be sleepy
… suerte to be lucky
… vergüenza to be ashamed
Here is a useful video podcast with examples and uses of these idiomatic expressions with “tener”