A brief reference brings someone or something into the conversation.

The idea

Mencionar takes a direct object; a specific person is introduced by a.

Patterns to compare
PersonaPresente
yomenciono
túmencionas
él / ella / ustedmenciona
nosotros / nosotrasmencionamos
vosotros / vosotrasmencionáis
ellos / ellas / ustedesmencionan

Examples

  • Menciono tu idea en la reunión.I mention your idea at the meeting.
  • Ella menciona a su vecino.She mentions her neighbor.
  • Mencionamos el cambio de horario.We mention the schedule change.
  • ¿Mencionaste el precio?Did you mention the price?
  • El informe menciona una dificultad.The report mentions a difficulty.
  • No mencionaron nuestros nombres.They did not mention our names.

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Watch out

Do not add de before the direct object: say mencionar el precio.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ el problema en clase. (menciono / mencionan)

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    menciono

    menciono identifies the speaker as the subject.

  2. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ la fecha en el correo. (mencionamos / mencionas)

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    mencionamos

    mencionamos includes the speaker and others.

  3. Choose the correct form: Ayer ella ___ el retraso. (mencionó / menciono)

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    mencionó

    mencionó refers to her action yesterday.

Use it today

Mention a person and a detail from a meeting.