Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pertain
Participle: pertained
Gerund: pertaining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pertain |
| you | pertain |
| he;she;it | pertains |
| we | pertain |
| you | pertain |
| they | pertain |
Perfect
| I | have pertained |
| you | have pertained |
| he;she;it | has pertained |
| we | have pertained |
| you | have pertained |
| they | have pertained |
Past
| I | pertained |
| you | pertained |
| he;she;it | pertained |
| we | pertained |
| you | pertained |
| they | pertained |
Pluperfect
| I | had pertained |
| you | had pertained |
| he;she;it | had pertained |
| we | had pertained |
| you | had pertained |
| they | had pertained |
Future
| I | will pertain |
| you | will pertain |
| he;she;it | will pertain |
| we | will pertain |
| you | will pertain |
| they | will pertain |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pertained |
| you | will have pertained |
| he;she;it | will have pertained |
| we | will have pertained |
| you | will have pertained |
| they | will have pertained |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pertain |
| you | pertain |
| he;she;it | pertain |
| we | pertain |
| you | pertain |
| they | pertain |
Perfect
| I | have pertained |
| you | have pertained |
| he;she;it | have pertained |
| we | have pertained |
| you | have pertained |
| they | have pertained |
Imperfect
| I | pertained |
| you | pertained |
| he;she;it | pertained |
| we | pertained |
| you | pertained |
| they | pertained |
Pluperfect
| I | had pertained |
| you | had pertained |
| he;she;it | had pertained |
| we | had pertained |
| you | had pertained |
| they | had pertained |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pertain |
| you | would pertain |
| he;she;it | would pertain |
| we | would pertain |
| you | would pertain |
| they | would pertain |
Perfect
| I | would have pertained |
| you | would have pertained |
| he;she;it | would have pertained |
| we | would have pertained |
| you | would have pertained |
| they | would have pertained |
Imperative
| you | pertain |
| we | Let's pertain |
| you | pertain |
Verbs conjugated like 'pertain'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pertain'
appertain,
berain,
bestain,
curtain,
derain,
destain,
detain,
restain,
retain,
abstain,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1350, from O.Fr.
partenir "to belong," from L.
pertinere "to reach, stretch, relate, have reference to," from
per- "through" +
tenere "to hold" (see tenet).
2. From Middle English pertenen, from Old French partenir, pertenir (modern French appartenir), in turn from Latin pertineō, pertinēre. See: Middle English '
pertenen', French '
appartenir', Latin '
pertineo'.
Sample Sentences
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That spare wheel pertains to this car.
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That question doesn't pertain to the topic, so I'm not going to answer it.
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An explanation offered is that every Sabbath Va'ani Tefilati is said in praise of the people of Israel, who, though they eat and drink, read the Torah and pray. However, on Yom Kippur this does not pertain. [1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 340:]