contengo

Contengo is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb contener, meaning to contain, hold back, or include. It is used to indicate that the speaker currently possesses or restrains something, or that they have the capacity to hold within. The verb contener itself comes from Latin continere, from con- plus tenere, “to hold together.”

In everyday usage, contengo appears with a direct object to express physical or figurative containment. Examples include contengo la respiración (I hold my breath) and contengo mis emociones (I restrain my emotions). The form is also used in reflexive or pronominal constructions to express restraint of oneself, as in me contengo (I restrain myself).

Morphology and forms: contener is an irregular verb, and contengo is its yo form in the present tense. Other present-tense forms are contienen, contenemos, contenéis, contienen; the other tenses and moods follow their own irregular patterns. The general idea of containment or restraint remains central across these forms.

Contengo is not a common noun in Spanish; it does not function as a standalone noun or standard acronym. If encountered capitalized as Contengo, it would typically be a proper noun (for example, a brand or organization) and would require contextual information to determine its meaning.

See also: contener, contención, contenedor. Conteneras and related terms express related notions of keeping, restraining, or enclosing, while contención denotes the act or state of containment or restraint.