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pertencer

pertencer

Galician

Verb

pertencer (first-person singular present perteno, first-person singular preterite pertenín, past participle pertenido)

  1. to belong

Conjugation

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pertẽecer, from Vulgar Latin *pertinescere, from Latin pertineō, from per (through) + teneō (I hold). Compare Spanish pertenecer.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.tẽ.ˈseɾ/
  • Hyphenation: per‧ten‧cer

Verb

pertencer (first-person singular present indicative pertenço, past participle pertencido)

  1. (transitive with a) to belong to (to be property of; to be owned by)
    Esse livro pertence a mim.
    This book belongs to me.
  2. (transitive with a) to belong to (to be a part of)
  3. (set theory, transitive with a) to belong to (to be an element of a set)

Conjugation