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Spanish
Etymology
From mente + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /menˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: men‧tar
Verb
mentar (first-person singular present miento, first-person singular preterite menté, past participle mentado)
- to mention, name
- Synonyms: nombrar, mencionar
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of mentar (e-ie alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive mentar
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dative
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mentarme
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mentarte
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mentarle, mentarse
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mentarnos
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mentaros
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mentarles, mentarse
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accusative
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mentarme
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mentarte
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mentarlo, mentarla, mentarse
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mentarnos
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mentaros
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mentarlos, mentarlas, mentarse
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with gerund mentando
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dative
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mentándome
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mentándote
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mentándole, mentándose
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mentándonos
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mentándoos
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mentándoles, mentándose
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accusative
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mentándome
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mentándote
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mentándolo, mentándola, mentándose
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mentándonos
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mentándoos
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mentándolos, mentándolas, mentándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative mienta
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dative
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miéntame
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miéntate
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miéntale
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miéntanos
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not used
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miéntales
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accusative
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miéntame
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miéntate
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miéntalo, miéntala
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miéntanos
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not used
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miéntalos, miéntalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative mentá
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dative
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mentame
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mentate
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mentale
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mentanos
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not used
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mentales
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accusative
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mentame
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mentate
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mentalo, mentala
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mentanos
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not used
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mentalos, mentalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative miente
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dative
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miénteme
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not used
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miéntele, miéntese
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miéntenos
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not used
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miénteles
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accusative
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miénteme
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not used
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miéntelo, miéntela, miéntese
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miéntenos
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not used
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miéntelos, miéntelas
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with first-person plural imperative mentemos
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dative
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not used
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mentémoste
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mentémosle
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mentémonos
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mentémoos
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mentémosles
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accusative
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not used
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mentémoste
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mentémoslo, mentémosla
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mentémonos
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mentémoos
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mentémoslos, mentémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative mentad
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dative
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mentadme
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not used
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mentadle
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mentadnos
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mentaos
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mentadles
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accusative
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mentadme
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not used
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mentadlo, mentadla
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mentadnos
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mentaos
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mentadlos, mentadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative mienten
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dative
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miéntenme
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not used
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miéntenle
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miéntennos
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not used
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miéntenles, miéntense
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accusative
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miéntenme
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not used
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miéntenlo, miéntenla
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miéntennos
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not used
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miéntenlos, miéntenlas, miéntense
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