appartenere

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin appertinēre, from Latin pertinēre; influenced by pars (“part”). Compare English appertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.par.teˈne.re/
  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: ap‧par‧te‧né‧re

Verb

appartenére (first-person singular present appartèngo, first-person singular past historic apparténni or appartènni, past participle appartenùto, first-person singular future apparterrò, auxiliary èssere or avére)

  1. (intransitive) to belong [+ a (object) = to] [auxiliary essere or avere]
  2. (intransitive) to concern, to pertain to [+ a (object)] [auxiliary essere or avere]
    non ti occupare di cose che non ti appartengono ― don't worry about things that don't concern you

Conjugation

Derived terms

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