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 (colloquial) Used to downplay a situation, especially as a way of showing deprecation or dismissiveness. === Further reading === “tener”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010