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  • I think that’s more that tener (to have) doesn’t always mean a physical thing.

    As an example in spanish they use tener for age. As in tengo 20 años literally is “I have 20 years” but it means “I am 20”

    Or ten cuidado means “take care” or “be careful” but literally is more like “have care”. Both phrases use tener in a nonphysical sense in the same way as in english we use “to have”. Like to have compassion or to have doubts.