pertenecer

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pertinēre (from whence a rare older Spanish pertener), with the suffix -ecer, or possibly through a Vulgar Latin form *pertinēscēre. Compare Portuguese pertencer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾteneˈθeɾ/ [peɾ.t̪e.neˈθeɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /peɾteneˈseɾ/ [peɾ.t̪e.neˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: per‧te‧ne‧cer

Verb

pertenecer (first-person singular present pertenezco, first-person singular preterite pertenecí, past participle pertenecido)

  1. to belong; to pertain
  2. (reflexive) to be independent

Conjugation

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