No. 104 in Catalan

tenia

"Tenia" means "had" (past tense of "have").

In a sentence

Tenia ganes de veure't ahir.
I felt like seeing you yesterday.
In this sentence, 'tenia' denotes possession or presence of a feeling or desire in the past.
Quan era petita, tenia un gat que es deia Pelut.
When I was little, I had a cat named Pelut.
Here, 'tenia' expresses possession of an object (the cat) in a past context.
Ella tenia molta feina, així que no va poder venir.
She had a lot of work, so she couldn't come.
In this case, 'tenia' describes possession of a task or obligation in the past.

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