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Spanish
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): (Spain) /peɾteneˈθeɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peɾteneˈseɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: per‧te‧ne‧cer
Verb
pertenecer (first-person singular present pertenezco, first-person singular preterite pertenecí, past participle pertenecido)
- to belong; to pertain
- (reflexive) to be independent
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of pertenecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive pertenecer
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dative
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pertenecerme
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pertenecerte
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pertenecerle, pertenecerse
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pertenecernos
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perteneceros
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pertenecerles, pertenecerse
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accusative
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pertenecerme
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pertenecerte
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pertenecerlo, pertenecerla, pertenecerse
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pertenecernos
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perteneceros
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pertenecerlos, pertenecerlas, pertenecerse
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with gerund perteneciendo
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dative
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perteneciéndome
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perteneciéndote
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perteneciéndole, perteneciéndose
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perteneciéndonos
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perteneciéndoos
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perteneciéndoles, perteneciéndose
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accusative
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perteneciéndome
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perteneciéndote
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perteneciéndolo, perteneciéndola, perteneciéndose
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perteneciéndonos
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perteneciéndoos
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perteneciéndolos, perteneciéndolas, perteneciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative pertenece
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dative
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pertenéceme
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pertenécete
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pertenécele
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pertenécenos
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not used
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pertenéceles
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accusative
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pertenéceme
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pertenécete
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pertenécelo, pertenécela
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pertenécenos
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not used
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pertenécelos, pertenécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative pertenecé
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dative
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perteneceme
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pertenecete
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pertenecele
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pertenecenos
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not used
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perteneceles
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accusative
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perteneceme
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pertenecete
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pertenecelo, pertenecela
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pertenecenos
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not used
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pertenecelos, pertenecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative pertenezca
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dative
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pertenézcame
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not used
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pertenézcale, pertenézcase
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pertenézcanos
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not used
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pertenézcales
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accusative
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pertenézcame
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not used
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pertenézcalo, pertenézcala, pertenézcase
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pertenézcanos
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not used
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pertenézcalos, pertenézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative pertenezcamos
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dative
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not used
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pertenezcámoste
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pertenezcámosle
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pertenezcámonos
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pertenezcámoos
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pertenezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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pertenezcámoste
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pertenezcámoslo, pertenezcámosla
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pertenezcámonos
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pertenezcámoos
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pertenezcámoslos, pertenezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative perteneced
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dative
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pertenecedme
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not used
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pertenecedle
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pertenecednos
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perteneceos
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pertenecedles
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accusative
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pertenecedme
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not used
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pertenecedlo, pertenecedla
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pertenecednos
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perteneceos
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pertenecedlos, pertenecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative pertenezcan
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dative
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pertenézcanme
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not used
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pertenézcanle
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pertenézcannos
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not used
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pertenézcanles, pertenézcanse
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accusative
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pertenézcanme
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not used
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pertenézcanlo, pertenézcanla
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pertenézcannos
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not used
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pertenézcanlos, pertenézcanlas, pertenézcanse
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