Yo tengo dos amigos. VS Yo tengo a dos amigos.

I think it's with the personal a

is that right @mathstudent55 :)

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Yo tengo dos amigos.   VS   Yo tengo a dos amigos. 

I think it's with the personal a

is that right @mathstudent55 :)

mathstudent55 · Answer

Here is one exception of the rule. After tener, when tener means to have, do not use the personal a even with people.

anonymous · Answer

ohhh tricky!! haha so it's without the a?

and whenever tener is used, it ALWAYS doesn't use the personal a?

mathstudent55 · Answer

This may be helpful: http://spanish.about.com/cs/grammar/a/personal_a.htm No, it's not that simple. Sometimes with tener you do use it when tener is used to mean hold. See the article above.

anonymous · Answer

ohh okay, thank you!!! The personal a concept is making a lot more sense now!!