Basée

Basée is the feminine singular form of the French verb baser, and it functions as the feminine past participle used as an adjective. As such, basée describes something that has a base, origin, or foundation in a particular place, source, or principle. It is commonly used to indicate location or basis in phrases such as basée à, basée dans, or basée sur.

Usage notes:

- Basée agrees with feminine singular nouns. The masculine singular form is basé, the feminine plural bases is basées, and the masculine plural basés.

- In noun phrases, basées typically describes organizations, companies, or projects. For example: une entreprise basée à Paris (a company based in Paris), une équipe basée sur les données (a team based on the data).

- Basée can appear with être in a passive or stative sense: Elle est basée à Lyon. It can also appear with sur to express foundation or justification: Le rapport est basé sur des recherches récentes.

Etymology and related forms:

- Basée comes from the verb baser, meaning to base or to establish on a foundation. It shares its root with baser’s other forms such as basé (masc. sing.) and basés (masc. plur.). The feminine plural form is basées.

See also:

- baser, basé, basés. These forms cover masculine uses and other grammatical constructions, including phrases that convey “based on” or “based in” in broader contexts.