The word “tiene” is the present tense form of the word “tener” which is “to have”. ”Tiene can mean “he/she/it/you has” or can be inverted into a question, as in here “Do you or Does he/she/it have?”
You can listen to “tiene” as the first word of the sentence below to help understand how it sounds.
English: ”Do you have someone or a family member that can help you fill out forms in your case? What is the name and phone number?”
Spanish: ”¿Tiene alguien o aun familiar que le pueda ayudar a llenar formas en su caso? ¿Qual es el nombre y numero de telefono?”
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