tener hambre

Si tenemos hambre, podemos comer ahora.
If we are hungry, we can eat now.
Ella no tiene hambre esta mañana.
She isn’t hungry this morning.
Tengo hambre después de caminar tanto.
I am hungry after walking so much.
Los niños tenían hambre al volver de la escuela.
The children were hungry when they came back from school.
¿Tienes hambre o prefieres esperar?
Are you hungry, or would you rather wait?

Similar words

sentir hambre

estar hambriento

Tengo hambre después de caminar tanto.
I am hungry after walking so much.
¿Tienes hambre o prefieres esperar?
Are you hungry, or would you rather wait?
Los niños tenían hambre al volver de la escuela.
The children were hungry when they came back from school.
Si tenemos hambre, podemos comer ahora.
If we are hungry, we can eat now.
Ella no tiene hambre esta mañana.
She isn’t hungry this morning.

estar hambriento

sentir hambre

The phrase joins tener, “to have”, with hambre, “hunger”. Spanish uses this pattern to express the feeling.

What does tener hambre mean?

Tener hambre means “to be hungry”.

Why does tener hambre use tener?

Spanish commonly uses tener with hambre to express the feeling of hunger.

Does tener hambre change with the subject?

Yes. The verb changes, as in tengo hambre and tienes hambre.

How is tener hambre used in a sentence?

Tengo hambre después de caminar tanto means “I am hungry after walking so much.”

Is tener hambre informal?

No. It is the ordinary expression in speech and writing.

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