How to conjugate retener in Imperative Affirmative in Spanish

retener
to retain, to hold back, to keep
regular verb

Retener means to keep, hold, or retain something or someone. It can refer to physically holding onto something, or metaphorically to retaining information, rights, or emotions.

How to conjugate retener in Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

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Imperative Affirmative Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
reten
retén
Él / Ella / Usted
retenga
Nosotros / Nosotras
retengamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
retened
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
retengan

Examples of retener in Imperative Affirmative

Yo
¡Retén la respiración por unos segundos!
Hold your breath for a few seconds!
¡Retén la información importante!
Retain the important information!
Él / Ella / Usted
Por favor, retenga estos documentos.
Please retain these documents.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Retengamos los datos en la memoria.
Let's retain the data in memory.
Vosotros / Vosotras
¡Retened la calma en la situación!
Keep calm in the situation!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Que retengan toda la información necesaria.
Let them retain all the necessary information.

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