Obtenu

Obtenu is the masculine singular past participle of the French verb obtenir, meaning to obtain or to procure. It is used both in verbal tenses, notably the passé composé, and as an adjective to describe something that has been achieved or acquired. The feminine singular form is obtenue, and the masculine and feminine plural forms are obtenus and obtenues, respectively.

In the passé composé, obtenir is conjugated with the auxiliary verb avoir: j'ai obtenu, tu as obtenu, il a obtenu, nous avons obtenu, vous avez obtenu, ils ont obtenu. When the direct object precedes the participle, the past participle agrees in gender and number with that object: les diplômes qu'il a obtenus. If the direct object follows the participle, no agreement occurs: il a obtenu un diplôme.

Obtenu is commonly used with nouns to indicate completion or attainment, for example: obtenir un diplôme, obtenir un financement, obtenir des résultats. As an adjective, it can modify a noun to express that something has been achieved, as in un résultat obtenu or des résultats obtenus.

Etymology and related forms: obtenir comes from Old French obtenir, itself from Latin obtinere (to hold, to obtain), formed with the prefix ob- and tenere (to hold). Related nouns include obtention (the act of obtaining) and verbs such as obtenir itself, with common synonyms used in similar contexts, like acquérir or gagner.

In usage, obtenir and its participle obenu reflect formal or written language, often appearing in contexts such as education, finance, administration, and legal or bureaucratic communication.