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perteneciente

belonging to

adjective pehr-teh-neh-SYEN-teh Less Common

Also means

pertaining to

Usage Note

Perteneciente is the present participle of pertenecer used as an adjective, meaning 'belonging to' or 'pertaining to'. It is more formal than de: los países pertenecientes a la UE (the countries belonging to / that are part of the EU). In everyday speech, a relative clause with pertenecer or simply the preposition de is more natural.

Examples

"Es una norma perteneciente al reglamento."

Natural Translation

It is a rule belonging to the regulations.

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