This is the 4590th most frequent Catalan word.
pertanyia
"Pertanyia" means "belonged."
The word 'pertanyia' is used here to indicate ownership or association in the past.
Aquesta pintura pertanyia a un famós artista del segle passat.
This painting belonged to a famous artist of the past century.
In this sentence, 'pertanyia' expresses possession during a specific past time.
Quan era jove, em pertanyia una col·lecció de segells estrangers.
When I was young, I owned a collection of foreign stamps.
Here, 'pertanyia' is used to describe the past relationship of the book to a person.