Ajouté

Ajouté is the past participle of the French verb ajouter, meaning to add. It is used in compound tenses with the auxiliary avoir and can also function as an adjective meaning added or included. The form agrees in gender and number when used as an adjective or in certain agreement patterns with a preceding direct object.

With avoir, the participle generally does not agree with the subject. However, it may agree with a preceding direct object: for example, “les ingrédients que j'ai ajoutés” (masculine plural) or “la liste que j'ai ajoutée” (feminine singular). If the direct object comes after the participle, no agreement is made: “j'ai ajouté une phrase.”

As an adjective, ajouté agrees with the noun it modifies: “un élément ajouté” (masc. sg), “des éléments ajoutés” (masc. pl), “une fonction ajoutée” (fem. sg), “des fonctions ajoutées” (fem. pl). This usage is common to describe items, features, or data that have been included or appended.

Etymology and related forms: ajouté derives from Old French ajouter, itself from Latin addere, meaning “to bring to, attach, add.” The related noun ajout means addition. The word appears in various registers, from everyday speech to technical writing, where it frequently denotes content that has been added or appended.

Usage notes: in computing and data contexts, “élément ajouté” is standard for items newly included in a list or dataset. In narrative or procedural texts, the phrase can indicate a modification or enhancement that has been performed.

See also: ajouter, ajout, addition.