pertenecer

/peɾteneˈseɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
pertenezco
preterite (yo)
pertenecí
past participle
pertenecido

Meaning

  1. to belong

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

appartenir

appartenir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to belong."

Portuguese

pertencer

pertencer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to belong."

Practice

1 What does pertenecer mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches pertenecer?

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