Infinitive: mantene (N); mantena (S)
Present Participle: mantinendu
Past Participle: mantinutu
Forms specific for either Northern or Southern dialects are marked the following way:
(N): Northern dialects
(S): Southern dialects
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | mantengu |
| Sg.2 | manteni |
| Sg.3 | mantene (N); manteni (S) |
| Pl.1 | mantinimu; mantinimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | mantinite (N); mantiniti (S) |
| Pl.3 | mantenenu (N); mantenini (S) |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | mantinia; mantiniu (S) |
| Sg.2 | mantinii |
| Sg.3 | mantinia |
| Pl.1 | mantiniamu; mantiniami (S) |
| Pl.2 | mantiniate (N); mantiniati (S) |
| Pl.3 | mantinianu (N); mantiniani (S) |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | mantensi |
| Sg.2 | mantinisti |
| Sg.3 | mantense (N); mantensi (S) |
| Pl.1 | mantensimu; mantensimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | mantiniste (N); mantinisti (S) |
| Pl.3 | mantensenu (N); mantensini (S) |
Future
| Sg.1 | mantineraghju (N); mantinaraghju (S) |
| Sg.2 | mantinerai (N); mantinerè (N); mantinarai (S); mantinarè (S) |
| Sg.3 | mantinerà (N); mantinarà (S) |
| Pl.1 | mantineremu (N); mantinaremu (S); mantinaremi (S) |
| Pl.2 | mantinerete (N); mantinareti (S) |
| Pl.3 | mantineranu (N); mantinarani (S) |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | mantenghi; mantenga (N) |
| Sg.2 | mantenghi; mantenga (N) |
| Sg.3 | mantenghi; mantenga (N) |
| Pl.1 | mantenghimu; mantengamu (N); mantenghimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | mantengate (N); mantenghite (N); mantenghiti (S) |
| Pl.3 | mantenganu (N); mantenghinu (N); mantenghini (S) |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | mantinissi |
| Sg.2 | mantinissi |
| Sg.3 | mantinissi |
| Pl.1 | mantinissimu; mantinissimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | mantinissite (N); mantinissiti (S) |
| Pl.3 | mantinissinu (N); mantinissini (S) |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | mantineria (N); mantinerebbi (N); mantinariu (S); mantinaria (S); mantinarebbi (S) |
| Sg.2 | mantinerii (N); mantineristi (N); mantineresti (N); mantinarii (S); mantinaristi (S); mantinaresti (S) |
| Sg.3 | mantineria (N); mantinerebbe (N); mantinaria (S); mantinarebbi (S) |
| Pl.1 | mantineriamu (N); mantinerebbimu (N); mantinariamu (S); mantinariami (S); mantinarebbimu (S); mantinarebbimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | mantineriate (N); mantineriste (N); mantinereste (N); mantinariati (S); mantinaristi (S); mantinaresti (S) |
| Pl.3 | mantinerianu (N); mantinerebbenu (N); mantinariani (S); mantinarebbini (S) |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | manteni |
| Pl.1 | mantinimu; mantinimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | mantinite (N); mantiniti (S) |
Verbs conjugated like mantena
appartena,
astena,
cuntena,
cuntravena,
cunvena,
ditena,
intarvena,
intratena,
invena,
mantena,
parvena,
privena,
pruvena,
ritena,
rivena,
sustena,
svena,
tena,
trattena,
uttena, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
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Etymology