Mentionnée

Mentionnée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb mentionner, and functions as an adjective when used to describe a noun. As an adjective, mentionnée means “mentioned” or “stated,” and agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (for example, la source mentionnée, les sources mentionnées). The masculine form is mentionné and the plural forms are mentionnés (masculine) or mentionnées (feminine).

Usage and contexts

Mentionnée is common in formal and written French, especially in academic, legal, and administrative texts, where it refers to items that have already been referred to earlier in the document. It is frequently found in phrases like les éléments mentionnés ci-dessus, les sources mentionnées dans le rapport, or la personne mentionnée dans le document. The word can also appear in passive constructions or with être to indicate that something has been cited or listed: cette idée est mentionnée dans le chapitre trois.

Grammatical notes

As with other participles used as adjectives, mentionnée agrees with the noun it modifies. It can also be used in the feminine plural as mentionnées. When used as part of a compound tense, the participle agrees with the subject when the auxiliary is être (par exemple, la source est mentionnée).

See also

Mentionner, mention, and related bibliographic or cross-reference phrasing such as ci-dessus, ci-dessous.