Appelée

Appelée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb appeler, which means to call or to name. It is used in compound tenses with the auxiliary avoir, and also in passive constructions or as a participial adjective agreeing with a feminine noun.

In French, the past participle usually agrees in gender and number with a preceding direct object when the auxiliary is avoir. For example, in the relative clause “La lettre qu’elle a appelée,” the participle agrees with the feminine singular noun lettre, yielding appelée. By contrast, in a simple sentence like “Elle a appelé sa mère” the participle does not agree with the subject and remains appelé.

Appelée also appears in passive voice constructions formed with être, where it agrees with the subject. For instance: “Elle a été appelée par son prénom” means “She was called by her first name.” In addition, appeler can be used as a pronominal or passive descriptor: “la personne appelée” (the named person, or the person called/identified in a document).

Common related forms include appelé (masculine singular), appelés (masculine plural), et appelées (feminine plural). The word’s etymology traces to the French verb appeler, itself from Latin appellare, meaning to call or name. In usage, appelée functions as the feminine counterpart to the masculine forme (appelé) and as an adjective or participle, depending on syntactic role.