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SPANISH VERB

nombrar

to mention, to name

  • #184 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: nombrando
  • Past participle: nombrado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I mention
  2. tú you mention
  3. usted, él, ella he/she mentions
  4. nosotros we mention
  5. vosotros Spain you all mention
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they mention

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I mentioned
  2. tú you mentioned
  3. usted, él, ella he/she mentioned
  4. nosotros we mentioned
  5. vosotros Spain you all mentioned
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they mentioned

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to mention
  2. tú you used to mention
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to mention
  4. nosotros we used to mention
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to mention
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to mention

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will mention
  2. tú you will mention
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will mention
  4. nosotros we will mention
  5. vosotros Spain you all will mention
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will mention

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would mention
  2. tú you would mention
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would mention
  4. nosotros we would mention
  5. vosotros Spain you all would mention
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would mention

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I mention
  2. tú (that) you mention
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she mention
  4. nosotros (that) we mention
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all mention
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they mention

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I mentioned
  2. tú (if) you mentioned
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she mentioned
  4. nosotros (if) we mentioned
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all mentioned
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they mentioned

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú mention!
  2. usted mention! (formal)
  3. nosotros mention! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain mention! (all of you)
  5. ustedes mention! (all of you)

How to use nombrar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    En su libro nombra a todos sus compañeros de residencia.

    In her book she mentions all her fellow residents.

  2. Past

    Me nombraron en la reunión y no supe qué decir.

    They mentioned me in the meeting and I didn't know what to say.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela nunca nombraba a su primer marido.

    My grandmother never mentioned her first husband.

  4. Future

    ¿Nombrarás a la enfermera real en tu novela?

    Will you name the real nurse in your novel?

  5. Conditional

    Yo no nombraría a nadie sin pedirle permiso antes.

    I wouldn't name anyone without asking their permission first.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiero que no me nombres en el artículo.

    I'd rather you didn't mention me in the article.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que no nombrara a mi familia en la entrevista.

    I asked him not to mention my family in the interview.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Nombra a tu padre en el discurso, que se lo merece!

    Mention your father in the speech, he deserves it!

Good to know

  • "Nombrar" is also to appoint: "la nombraron directora". To call someone by a name is "llamar", not "nombrar".

Where you hear nombrar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Cada vez que habla de Triana, me nombra. Every time he talks about Triana, he mentions me.
  • En la radio nombré a Encarna. On the radio, I mentioned Encarna.
  • En el próximo libro me vas a nombrar a mí. In the next book, you're going to mention me.
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So to Speak

Fluency Level 1 · me ha nombrado

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.