tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855233013786750803.post2160847052727724612..comments2022-04-11T01:36:23.075+02:00Comments on Spanish Phrasal Verbs: Tengo que decir que te tengo por un genio. = I have to say that I think you are a genius.Carlozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048768217358362139noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855233013786750803.post-32551495432958209522015-05-10T12:39:29.441+02:002015-05-10T12:39:29.441+02:00Gracias, Anónimo.Gracias, Anónimo.Carlozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048768217358362139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855233013786750803.post-9371830446304212592015-05-10T09:41:30.939+02:002015-05-10T09:41:30.939+02:00Carloz you are so right, "tenerse por" i...Carloz you are so right, "tenerse por" is actually used in some places. But if you wanna say "I have to say that I think you are a genius", you can just say "Pienso que eres un genio". I can only think about "tener a alguien por" being used in Spain, but in Latin America we just "think someone is something"!Anónimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349713899536708816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855233013786750803.post-19036362059922413222015-01-21T12:40:29.519+01:002015-01-21T12:40:29.519+01:00Thanks, but although it may not be used in your pa...Thanks, but although it may not be used in your part of the Spanish-speaking world, it is apparently used in some parts. From the Collins Spanish English dictionary:<br /><br />tenerse por ⇒ "se tiene por muy listo" "he thinks himself very clever", "he thinks he's very clever".<br /><br />http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/spanish-english/tenerse-porCarlozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048768217358362139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855233013786750803.post-73691439980696336402015-01-21T05:21:10.231+01:002015-01-21T05:21:10.231+01:00Hello i-m from Mexico, then Spanish is my native l...Hello i-m from Mexico, then Spanish is my native language and I only want to tell you that it's incorrect to say: Te tengo, instead we use Yo pienso que. Saludos!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295230357160090178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855233013786750803.post-1551128873902217722010-01-29T16:57:40.783+01:002010-01-29T16:57:40.783+01:00this shouldn't be tenerse but tenerlo a alguie...this shouldn't be tenerse but tenerlo a alguienAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com