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To belong in Russian 🇷🇺


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to belong принадлежать
How to say “to belong” in Russian? “Принадлежать”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “принадлежать” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to belong in Russian like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember the Russian word:
Think of "при-" as "pre-" indicating addition or attachment, and "-надлежать" sounds somewhat like "to lie" (as in to be situated) which can help you remember belonging to a place or a group.

Explanations:
The verb "принадлежать" in Russian means "to belong" and conveys the idea of ownership, membership, or association with something or someone.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– относиться (otnosit'sya) – to pertain, to relate to

Conjugations of "принадлежать":
Since "принадлежать" is an imperfective verb, its forms are reflective of ongoing or habitual actions.

Infinitive: принадлежать (prinadlezhat')
Present Tense:
– я принадлежу (ya prinadlezhú) – I belong
– ты принадлежишь (ty prinadlezhísh') – you belong
– он/она/оно принадлежит (on/ona/ono prinadlezhít) – he/she/it belongs
– мы принадлежим (my prinadlezhím) – we belong
– вы принадлежите (vy prinadlezhíte) – you (plural/formal) belong
– они принадлежат (oni prinadlezát) – they belong

Past Tense:
– я принадлежал/принадлежала (ya prinadlezhál/prinadlezhála) – I belonged (male/female)
– ты принадлежал/принадлежала (ty prinadlezhál/prinadlezhála) – you belonged (male/female)
– он принадлежал (on prinadlezhál) – he belonged
– она принадлежала (ona prinadlezhála) – she belonged
– оно принадлежало (ono prinadlezhálo) – it belonged
– мы принадлежали (my prinadlezháli) – we belonged
– вы принадлежали (vy prinadlezháli) – you (plural/formal) belonged
– они принадлежали (oni prinadlezháli) – they belonged

Future Tense:
To express future tense with imperfective verbs in Russian, you use the future tense of the auxiliary verb "быть" (to be) plus the infinitive.
– я буду принадлежать (ya búdu prinadlezhát') – I will belong
– ты будешь принадлежать (ty búdesh' prinadlezhát') – you will belong
– он/она/оно будет принадлежать (on/ona/ono búdet prinadlezhát') – he/she/it will belong
– мы будем принадлежать (my búdem prinadlezhát') – we will belong
– вы будете принадлежать (vy búdete prinadlezhát') – you (plural/formal) will belong
– они будут принадлежать (oni búdut prinadlezhát') – they will belong

Example Sentences:
1. Эта книга принадлежит мне. (Eta kniga prinadlezhít mne.) – This book belongs to me.
2. Они принадлежали к одной группе. (Oni prinadlezháli k odnoy gruppe.) – They belonged to the same group.
3. Дом будет принадлежать ему после ремонта. (Dom búdet prinadlezhát' emu posle remonta.) – The house will belong to him after the renovation.
4. Вопрос принадлежит к области философии. (Vopros prinadlezhít k oblasti filosofii.) – The question pertains to the field of philosophy.
5. Эта компания уже давно принадлежит иностранному инвестору. (Eta kompaniya uzhe davno prinadlezhít inostrannomu investoru.) – This company has long belonged to a foreign investor.

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