addressed / mentioned
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to feel addressed
To have the feeling that a general statement, criticism, or question is directed personally at you.
Als die Lehrerin fragte, wer die Hausaufgaben nicht gemacht hat, fühlten sich gleich mehrere Schüler angesprochen.
When the teacher asked who had not done the homework, several students immediately felt addressed.
mentioned
Describes a person or topic that has been mentioned or brought up.
Die angesprochenen Probleme müssen wir dringend in der nächsten Sitzung diskutieren.
We urgently need to discuss the mentioned problems in the next meeting.
“Angesprochen” (addressed/mentioned) is the past participle of the separable verb “ansprechen” (to address; to bring up). The verb is made up of “an” and “sprechen” (to speak) and literally means to direct speaking toward someone or something.
Der Chef hat das Problem direkt angesprochen.
The boss addressed the problem directly.
You can easily recognize the meaning from the sentence structure. The phrase “sich angesprochen fühlen” (to feel addressed) refers to a personal feeling. If “angesprochen” (mentioned) comes directly before a noun, however, e.g. “das angesprochene Thema” (the mentioned topic), the intended meaning is “mentioned.”
Obwohl mein Name nicht fiel, habe ich mich sofort angesprochen gefühlt.
Although my name was not mentioned, I immediately felt addressed.
The phrase “sich angesprochen fühlen” (to feel addressed) is a fixed unit with a reflexive pronoun in the accusative. This pronoun changes according to the person: ich fühle mich, du fühlst dich, er fühlt sich angesprochen (I feel addressed, you feel addressed, he feels addressed).
Fühlst du dich von seiner Kritik persönlich angesprochen?
Do you feel personally addressed by his criticism?
mentioned
Both words can say that a topic came up in a conversation or text. „Erwähnt“ emphasizes merely mentioning it, while „angesprochen“ usually shows that the topic was deliberately taken up or addressed. Use „erwähnt“ for a brief reference and „angesprochen“ when the topic is dealt with in more detail.
Im Gespräch wurde der neue Fahrplan ausführlich angesprochen.
The new timetable was discussed in detail in the conversation.
Im Gespräch wurde der neue Fahrplan nur kurz erwähnt.
The new timetable was only briefly mentioned in the conversation.
