No. 2,915 in Spanish
teníamos
"Teníamos" means "we had" in English.
In a sentence
Teníamos dos horas antes de que empezara la clase.
We had two hours before the class started.
In this sentence, 'teníamos' indicates possession in the past, specifically the availability of time.
Cuando éramos niños, teníamos fe en la fantasía.
When we were children, we had faith in fantasy.
Here, 'teníamos' refers to a state of having or holding certain beliefs during a past period.
Teníamos que llamar al médico después del accidente.
We had to call the doctor after the accident.
In this example, 'teníamos' conveys an obligation or necessity that existed in the past.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “teníamos” in actual Spanish podcasts.
Find “teníamos” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into español, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Spanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).