Aidées

Aidées is the feminine plural form of the past participle aidé, from the verb aider meaning to help or assist. Used as an adjective, aidées means “helped” or “assisted” and must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. For example, in les personnes aidées par le programme, the word describes the people who have received assistance. In some contexts aidées can function as a noun phrase, with les aidées referring to the beneficiaries or recipients of aid.

Grammar and usage notes: aidées, like other past participles used adjectivally with être or with avoir when there is a preceding direct object, typically reflects the feminine plural subject or noun it describes. The corresponding forms are aidé (masculine singular), aidés (masculine plural), aidée (feminine singular), and aidées (feminine plural). In everyday French, aidées usually appears in formal or policy language rather than in casual speech, where one might simply say les bénéficiaires or les personnes aidées.

Contexts: aidées is commonly found in social, humanitarian, or administrative discourse to designate those who have received aid, support, or assistance through programs, grants, or services. It contrasts with aidantes (those who aid) and with nouns like aide (assistance) or bénéficiaire (beneficiary).

See also: aider (to help), aide (assistance), bénéficiaire (beneficiary), aide sociale (social assistance).