tenir la bona

Catalan

Etymology

From tenir (“to have”) +‎ la (“the”) +‎ bona, feminine form of bo (“good; good thing”).

Verb

tenir la bona (first-person singular present tinc la bona, first-person singular preterite tinguí la bona, past participle tingut la bona); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

(intransitive) to be in good spirits
Synonym: estar de bon humor
(intransitive) to be lucky, to have good luck
Synonym: estar de sort

Further reading

“bo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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