Meaning
to mention
- to speak of or refer to briefly; to cite or name
In a sentence
Il professore ha menzionato diversi libri durante la lezione.
The professor mentioned several books during the lecture.
Perché non hai menzionato questo fatto importante ieri?
Why didn't you mention this important fact yesterday?
Non voglio menzionare il suo nome per motivi di privacy.
I don't want to mention his name for privacy reasons.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| menzionare | infinitive |
| menziono | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| menzioni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| menziona | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| menzioniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| menzionate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| menzionano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| menzionavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| menzionavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| menzionava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| menzionavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| menzionavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| menzionavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| menzionai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| menzionasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| menzionò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| menzionammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| menzionaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| menzionarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| menzionerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| menzionerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| menzionerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| menzioneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| menzionerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| menzioneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| menzioni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| menzioni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| menzioni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| menzioniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| menzioniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| menzionino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| menzionassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| menzionassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| menzionasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| menzionassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| menzionaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| menzionassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| menzionerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| menzioneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| menzionerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| menzioneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| menzionereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| menzionerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| menziona | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| menzioniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| menzionate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| menzionando | gerund |
| menzionato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes a direct object ('menzionare un dettaglio'), unlike 'accennare', which takes 'a'.
- Slightly more formal than 'nominare' or 'parlare di'.