refirió

Refirió is the third-person singular preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb referir. The verb referir means to refer, mention, recount, or report information, and it can also mean to refer someone to another person or place. The preterite refirió is used to indicate that someone stated or reported something in the past, often in narrative, journalistic, or official contexts.

Etymology: from Latin referre "to carry back," formed by re- (back) and ferre (to bear, to bring). In Spanish it shares semantic space with palabras such as mencionar, aludir, relatar, or reportar. It is transitive and typically takes a direct object (a piece of information, a statement) or a clause introduced by que: "El informe refirió los hallazgos." "El testigo refirió que vio al sospechoso."

Differences: it contrasts with present forms such as refiere, and with pronominal referirse (to refer to) in forms like se refería (imperfect or reflexive). The standard preterite conjugation is: yo referí, tú referiste, él refirió, nosotros referimos, vosotros referisteis, ellos refirieron.

Examples: "La auditoría refirió inconsistencias en las cifras." "El artículo refirió una fuente anónima." "El experto refirió que la muestra fue acceptable." In usage, refirió often implies citing or quoting information from another source, rather than a mere assertion by the speaker.