tenir raó

Catalan

Etymology

Literally, “to have reason”. Compare French avoir raison, Spanish tener razón, Portuguese ter razão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [təˈni rəˈo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [teˈniɾ raˈo]

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Verb

tenir raó (first-person singular present tinc raó, first-person singular preterite tinguí raó, past participle tingut raó); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. to be right; to be correct