Meaning
to belong
- to pertain to
In a sentence
Questa giacca appartiene a mio fratello.
This jacket belongs to my brother.
Questa terra appartiene alla mia famiglia da generazioni.
This land has belonged to my family for generations.
A chi appartiene quel telefono sul tavolo?
Who does that phone on the table belong to?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| appartenere | infinitive |
| apparteniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| appartengo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| appartenete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appartieni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appartengono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appartiene | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appartenevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appartenevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appartenevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appartenevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appartenevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| apparteneva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appartenemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| appartenni | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| apparteneste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| appartenesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| appartennero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| appartenne | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| apparterremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| apparterrò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| apparterrete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| apparterrai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| apparterranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| apparterrà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| apparteniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| appartenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| apparteniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appartenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appartengano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appartenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appartenessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appartenessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| apparteneste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appartenessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appartenessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| appartenesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| apparterremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| apparterrei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| apparterreste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| apparterresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| apparterrebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| apparterrebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| apparteniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| appartenete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| appartieni | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| appartenendo | gerund |
| appartenuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'appartenere' for ownership or membership (e.g., 'questo libro appartiene a me'). For location, use 'essere di' (e.g., 'sono di Roma').
- Always takes 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'è appartenuto'). Never use 'avere'.
- Pronominal indirect object often required (e.g., 'mi appartiene' = 'it belongs to me'). Omit 'a' with pronouns.
- present: appartengo, appartieni, appartiene, apparteniamo, appartenete, appartengono