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pertenecer.

to belong

10 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/peɾteneˈθeɾ/[peɾ.t̪e.neˈθeɾ]/peɾteneˈseɾ/[peɾ.t̪e.neˈseɾ]

  1. to belong

    esto me pertenece
    esto le pertenece a Juan

  2. to be independent

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

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. Related to pertain and pertinent.

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