Consultado

Consultado is the past participle of the verb consultar in Spanish and Portuguese, and it also functions as an adjective derived from that verb. In both languages it signifies that someone or something has undergone consultation or has been asked for advice.

In Spanish, consultado is used to form perfect tenses with haber (he consultado, había consultado) and to create passive constructions (fue consultado, fueron consultados). As an adjective, it describes something that has been consulted, for example, un informe consultado or una opinión consultada. In formal or legal contexts, the term can also refer to a person who has been consulted, with gendered forms such as el consultado or la consultada, and its plural los consultados/las consultadas. Typical usage includes references to documents, opinions, or individuals that have been the subject of consultation.

In Portuguese, consultado shares the same base meaning and similarly serves as a past participle and an adjective (documento consultado) or, in some legal texts, as a noun (o consultado) denoting the person who was consulted. As in Spanish, its precise interpretation depends on context and concord with gender and number.

See also: consultar, consulta, consultor, consultoría. The term is commonly encountered in bureaucratic, legal, academic, and professional writing, where it helps specify what information or which individuals have been sought or reviewed during a process. Overall, consultado conveys the idea of consultation having taken place.