tenir la bona
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tenir (“to have”) + la (“the”) + bona, feminine form of bo (“good; good thing”).
Verb[edit]
tenir la bona (first-person singular present tinc la bona, first-person singular preterite tinguí la bona, past participle tingut la bona); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/
- (intransitive) to be in good spirits
- Synonym: estar de bon humor
- (intransitive) to be lucky, to have good luck
- Synonym: estar de sort
Further reading[edit]
- “bo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.