pertenecer

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /perteneˈθeɾ/, [pert̪eneˈθeɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /perteneˈseɾ/, [pert̪eneˈseɾ]

Verb

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

  1. to belong; to pertain

Conjugation

  • Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.

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