pertenecer
Spanish, verb/peɾteneˈθeɾ/
pertenecer is a Spanish verb meaning “to belong” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Formar parte de algo”.
What does pertenecer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to belong
esto me pertenece
- 2
to be independent
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Formar parte de algo. 2. Ser propio de la esfera de actividad o responsabilidad de alguien. 3. Ser de la propiedad de alguien.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pertenecer
- pertenezco first-person present singular
- pertenecí first-person preterite singular
- pertenecido participle past
- c-zc alternation
- perteneciendo gerund
- pertenecida feminine participle past
- pertenecidos masculine participle past
- pertenecidas feminine participle past
- perteneces indicative informal present
- pertenecés indicative informal present
- pertenece indicative present singular
- pertenecemos first-person indicative plural
- pertenecéis indicative plural present
- pertenecen indicative plural present
- pertenecía first-person imperfect indicative
- pertenecías imperfect indicative second-person
- pertenecíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- pertenecíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pertenecer?
- /peɾteneˈθeɾ/
- [peɾ.t̪e.neˈθeɾ]
- /peɾteneˈseɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pertenecer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pertenecer in Spanish?
pertenecer appears 9.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).