Recommandées

Recommandées is the feminine plural form of the French adjective recommandé. It is used to describe feminine plural nouns to indicate that the described items are suggested or endorsed by someone, often an author, editor, or guide. The term is common in bibliographies, course guides, media pages, and online content that annotates lists of recommended items.

Usage notes: It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Examples: "ressources recommandées," "lectures recommandées," "activités recommandées." For masculine nouns, the form is "recommandés" (e.g., "films recommandés"); for singular feminine "recommandée" and for singular masculine "recommandé."

Contexts: In publishing and education, labels such as "ressources recommandées" or "lectures recommandées" are widely used to identify noteworthy items. It also appears in sections of websites, library catalogs, and bibliographies. The related noun "recommandation" refers to the act or result of recommending.

Note on related expressions: In French, a phrase like "lettres recommandées" uses recommandées to describe "lettres" (registered letters). Here the adjective still reflects feminine plural agreement.

Etymology: derived from the verb recommander, with the feminine plural ending -ées.

The word conveys endorsement or suitability without implying obligation, and its use signals value rather than requirement.