mentionnées

Mentionnées is the feminine plural form of the past participle connaître? No, wait. Correction: It is the feminine plural past participle of the French verb mentionner, meaning to mention. In French, past participles can function as adjectives or as part of compound tenses, and they must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify or with the subject in certain constructions.

As an adjective, mentionnées agrees with a feminine plural noun. For example, les personnes mentionnées dans le rapport are the “mentioned people.” Similarly, les recommandations mentionnées dans le document refers to the “mentioned recommendations.” In both cases, the participle describes the noun and carries feminine plural ending.

In compound tenses, mentionnées can appear with an auxiliary such as être or avoir, depending on the structure. In a passive-like construction or when the participle is used as part of a reduced phrase ending up before the verb, the ending still reflects the feminine plural subject or object involved. For instance, Les questions mentionnées dans le contrat restent à clarifier demonstrates how the form aligns with the feminine plural noun involved.

Usage notes: mentionnées is common in legal, administrative, and academic French, where references to previously stated items are frequent. It is distinct from the noun mention, which refers to an act of mentioning or a citation, and from the root verb mentionner itself. See also: mention, mentionner, participe passé.