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  1. Italian
  2. /The complement clitic (ci)
  3. /tenere a

tenere a

tenere a
to care about
From Lesson 160:The complement clitic (ci)·Italian

Usages of tenere a

Tengo molto a questo amuleto; non dovresti rinunciarci.
I care a lot about this amulet; you shouldn't give it up.
Non rinuncio al mio amuleto; ci tengo troppo.
I am not giving up my amulet; I care about it too much.
Queste sono le ultime volontà che ha lasciato il nonno, e noi ci teniamo.
These are the last wishes that grandfather left, and we care about them.
Ci teniamo, quindi siamo speranzosi.
We care about it, so we are hopeful.

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