/apaʁtəniʁ/to belongB1
- Family
- Family 5 — boot verbs
- Takes
- à — Always à — never a direct object
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
Boot verb — ils takes the singular stem back
apparten-+-ons -ez -ent
- ils appartiennentthe rule said appartenent
apparten-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
apparten-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
appartienn-+-e -es -e -ent
appartiendr-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
appartiendr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
appartenir
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
appartenu
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
appartenu
Conjugation
| I | j'appartiens/ʒapaʁtjɛ̃/I belong | /ʒapaʁtjɛ̃/ | I belong |
| you | tu appartiens/ty apaʁtjɛ̃/you belong | /ty apaʁtjɛ̃/ | you belong |
| he/she | il appartient/il apaʁtjɛ̃/he belongs | /il apaʁtjɛ̃/ | he belongs |
| we | nous appartenons/nuz apaʁtənɔ̃/we belong | /nuz apaʁtənɔ̃/ | we belong |
| you | vous appartenez/vuz apaʁtəne/you belong | /vuz apaʁtəne/ | you belong |
| they | ils appartiennent/ilz apaʁtjɛn/they belong | /ilz apaʁtjɛn/ | they belong |
Examples
- /sə livʁ ma.paʁ.tjɛ̃/
Ce livre m'appartient.This book is mine.
- /a ki a.paʁ.tjɛ̃.til/
À qui appartient-il ?Who does it belong to?
- /sɛt mɛ.zɔ̃ lœʁ a.paʁ.tə.nɛ/
Cette maison leur appartenait.This house belonged to them.
Set phrases
appartenir àto belong to
Notes
French has no "'s", so ownership is often said with this verb:
Ce livre m'appartientwhere English would say "this is my book". Seede-trois-kar.The pronoun is indirect:
il m'appartient, neveril me appartientoril l'appartient.