qué tiene

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “what's the matter?”. Probably from ¿qué tiene (de malo)? ("what's wrong about that?").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌke ˈtjene/ [ˌke ˈt̪je.ne]
  • Syllabification: qué tie‧ne

Phrase

qué tiene

  1. (colloquial) Used to downplay a situation, especially as a way of showing deprecation or dismissiveness.
    Me gustan los videojuegos, ¡y qué tiene!
    I like video games, so what?

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