"belongs to" or "belongs from"

Hi,

which ones correct

my father belongs to london

or

my father belongs from london

can "belong" be used with "from" as in "belong/s from" ?? No. Don't use 'belong' that way.

Say this.



My father lives in London. (He's there now)



My father is from London. (He was born there, lived there)

Please clarify why the first sentence is not good enough. Can't I say,
I belong to London.
If yes, why can't we use the original sentence?

Anonymousmy father belongs to london
or
my father belongs from london

can "belong" be used with "from" as in "belong/s from" ??

No, "belong" is never used with "from".
"my father belongs to london" sounds really strange, if the intended mea

I am still confused. Can the teachers help me understand why I should not say,
I belong to London.
I belong to St. Martin's school.
He does not belong to this family.

I don't know how else I can explain it better. The meaning of "belong" varies according to contexts in which it's used.

This parking space belongs to me but this car has been parked here since yesterday. - meaning, I own it.
This plantation belonged to my great grandfather and was passed onto my father. - This means my great grandfather owned it, and now the plantation

Thanks for explaining dimsum. I get the hang of it.

zafar142003I am still confused. Can the teachers help me understand why I should not say,
I belong to London.
I belong to St. Martin's school.
He does not belong to this family.

belong to = be owned by

This pen belongs to me. = This pen is owned by me. = I own this pen. (Most likely, I bought this pen or i

I was thinking ... maybe the original poster heard or read something like "I belong here", where belong has another meaning, that of feeling happy in a certain place or situation?

Just speculating (or maybe mudding the waters)!

Hi,

I wouldn't really, really say 'I belong to London' is wrong. I'd say it seems like a rather old-fashioned expression that dates back to a time when people felt more allegiance to the place where they had lived all their life.

Consider this old song. The bolding is by me.

Tanitwhere belong has another meaning, that of feeling happy in a certain place or situation?

It's possible that the original poster heard that, but I don't think that's the meaning that Zafar was asking about. I think Zafar's question concerned being a citizen or resident of London, not feeling happy in London. I could be wrong, of course.