No. 3,711 in Spanish

pertenecen

"Belong (to)."

In a sentence

Los libros pertenecen a la biblioteca.
The books belong to the library.
In this sentence, 'pertenecen' is used to indicate possession or ownership of the books by the library.
Los pandas pertenecen a las regiones montañosas de China.
Pandas belong to the mountainous regions of China.
Here, 'pertenecen' is applied to express the natural association or native habitat of pandas.
Estas ideas pertenecen a una época pasada.
These ideas belong to a bygone era.
In this context, 'pertenecen' is used metaphorically to indicate an association or connection to a certain time period.

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