pertenecer

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Spanish

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

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

Verb

[edit]

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

[edit]
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]