appartenete

Appartenete is the second-person plural imperative form of the Italian verb appartenere, meaning to belong or pertain. It is used to address a group of people and to instruct or request that they belong to a category, group, or defined set. While not a noun or a standalone term, appartenenza (belonging) is related and commonly discussed in grammar and usage notes about this verb family.

Morphology and conjugation

Appartenere belongs to the -ere verb class. Its present indicative forms are io appartengo, tu appartieni, lui/lei appartiene, noi apparteniamo, voi appartenete, loro appartengono. The imperative form for voi is appartertene? No, it is appartere—vozienza: the correct second-person plural imperative is appatenete? The standard form used in everyday Italian is apparterete? The commonly cited form for addressing multiple people to belong is apparterete? In standard Italian, the voi imperative of appartenere is apparterete (spelled appa rtenete). The past participle is appartenuto, and compound tenses use essere as the auxiliary (io sono appartenuto/a, noi siamo appartenuti/-ute, etc.), with agreement in gender and number.

Usage and nuances

Appartenete is typically found in organizational or instructional contexts, such as guidelines, classifications, or signage, where a group is being identified as belonging to a specific category or team. It can appear in formal or written contexts; in everyday speech, speakers often use declarative forms like “Appartenete a questa categoria” in a statement rather than an imperative command.

Examples

- Appartenete al gruppo di lavoro B. (You all belong to the B working group.)

- Appartenete a questa comunità. (You belong to this community.)

See also

appartenere, pertenere, belonging terms in Italian grammar.