anunció

Anunció is the pretérito perfecto simple (simple past) form of the Spanish verb anunciar, used with él, ella, or usted to indicate a completed past action of announcing. It commonly appears in narrative and reported speech to convey that someone announced something.

Conjugation: yo anuncié, tú anunciaste, él anunció, nosotros anunciamos, vosotros anunciasteis, ellos anunciaron. The form anuncié carries an accent on the é, and anunció carries an accent on the í to mark the final-syllable stress in the past tense.

Etymology: anunciar comes from Latin annuntiare, related to annuntius “messenger.” The word has spawned related forms such as anuncio (noun) and anunciamiento in related contexts, all sharing the same root meaning of making information known.

Usage: the verb describes the act of making information known or declaring something publicly. It typically takes a direct object representing what is announced, as in “El portavoz anunció el acuerdo,” or can be followed by a clause, “anunció que habrá cambios.” It is common in journalism, formal reporting, and narrative passages. In some contexts it can be close in meaning to decir or informar, but anunciar emphasizes the act of presenting information to an audience.

Distinctions: remember that anunció is a verb form, whereas anuncio (without accent) is a noun meaning “advertisement” or “announcement.” Proper noun or other uses of anunciación refer to related but distinct concepts (e.g., the Annunciation in religious contexts).

See also: anunciar, anuncio, anunciación.