appartenir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French apartenir, borrowed from Late Latin appertinēre (“belong to”), from Latin pertineō. Cf. also Old French partenir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.paʁ.tə.niʁ/ === Verb === appartenir (intransitive) to belong [with à ‘to’] (intransitive) to concern [with à] ==== Conjugation ==== This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as contenir and détenir, are conjugated this way. Such verbs are the only verbs whose past historic and subjunctive imperfect endings do not start with one of these thematic vowels: -a-, -i-, -u-. ==== Derived terms ==== appartenable appartenance l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt ==== Related terms ==== pertinent === Further reading === “appartenir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012