comentó

comentó is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb comentar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It translates as "he commented" or "she commented" in English, and can also correspond to "usted comentó" when the subject is the formal you. This form is used to indicate that a comment or remark was made at a specific past moment. In narrative or journalistic contexts, comentar is used to relay statements or reactions without quoting them fully.

Conjugation in the pretérito simple includes: yo comenté, tú comentaste, él/ella/usted comentó, nosotros comentamos, vosotros comentasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comentaron. The stem remains comentar, and the endings follow the regular -ar verb pattern in this tense.

Etymology traces comentar to Latin commentum, meaning a written note or remark, via the evolution of Romance languages into Spanish. The word retains the sense of making an observation, giving an opinion, or noting something for others to consider. Related forms in Spanish include comentario (noun: a remark or commentary) and comentar (the infinitive verb: to comment).

Notes of usage: comentó often appears in news reports, academic writing, or fiction to indicate a past remark without reproducing the exact wording. It is distinct from present tense forms like comenta (he/she comments) and from the noun comentario. Using this form signals completed communication about a remark in a past context.