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13 Aug 2019
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What is the difference between détenir and tenir ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between détenir and tenir ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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"détenir" = possess something
"tenir" = carry/hold something
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Détenir= hold someone agains his will. That’s why we call in French inmates = détenus.
Tenir= carry/hold something
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So détenir is
To hold a title
To possess something
Someone is being held in prison
Tenir is to hold for example an object in your hands
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