Appartiennent (en. Belong)

/a.paʁ.ti.ɛ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To be the property of someone.

These books belong to the library.

Ces livres appartiennent à la bibliothèque.

To be included in a group or category.

These products belong to the premium range.

Ces produits appartiennent à la gamme premium.

To be part of a whole.

All these elements belong to the history of our project.

Tous ces éléments appartiennent à l'histoire de notre projet.

From Old French 'apartenir', derived from Latin 'appartenere'.

that belongs to me

This means that it is mine.

cela m'appartient

what belongs to

What is someone's property.

ce qui appartient à

belonging

State of belonging to a group or category.

appartenance

to belong

Infinitive form of the verb.

appartenir

property

Owned property.

bien

To be one's own

These shoes? They are mine, they belong to me.

Ces chaussures ? Elles sont à moi, elles m'appartiennent.

To be part of

This club? No, I am not part of that, it does not belong to me.

Ce club ? Non, je ne fais pas partie de ça, ça ne m'appartient pas.