qué tiene

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “what's the matter?”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌke ˈtjene/ [ˌke ˈt̪je.ne]
• Syllabification: qué tie‧ne

Phrase

qué tiene

1. (colloquial) Used to downplay a situation, especially as a way of showing deprecation or dismissiveness.

   Me gustan los videojuegos, ¡y qué tiene!

   I like video games, so what?

Further reading

• “tener”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010