No. 71 in Portuguese
tinha
The Portuguese word "tinha" means "had" (imperfect tense of the verb "ter").
In a sentence
Ele tinha um carro muito antigo.
He had a very old car.
The word "tinha" is used as the imperfect past tense of "ter," indicating that he possessed the car at a time in the past.
Ela tinha esperança de que tudo daria certo.
She had hope that everything would work out.
Here, "tinha" reflects a past continuous state of having hope, an emotion or abstract concept.
Nós tínhamos planejado viajar no fim de semana.
We had planned to travel over the weekend.
In this case, "tinha" helps form the past perfect or pluperfect tense, describing an action completed by a certain time in the past.
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