B1 — Intermediateverb
tenerci
to care (about something), to attach importance to
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
volerci beneapprezzaredare importanza aavere a cuore
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
non importarseneessere indifferentenon curarsene
Usage note
Construction: 'tenerci' uses the particle 'ci'. 'Tenerci a + infinitive/noun'. Very common in spoken Italian.
Example
"Ci tengo molto a questo progetto."
"I care a lot about this project."
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