This is the 148th most frequent Spanish word.
tenemos
"We have."
The word 'tenemos' is used here to indicate possession, meaning 'we have' in English.
Tenemos una casa en el campo.
We have a house in the countryside.
In this sentence, 'tenemos' is part of the phrase 'tenemos que,' which specifies an obligation or necessity, meaning 'we have to' in English.
¿Qué tenemos que hacer para terminar el trabajo?
What do we have to do to finish the work?
Here, 'tenemos' is used to express a figurative possession or state, as in 'we have luck,' which can translate to 'we are lucky' in English.