Transporté

Transporté is the past participle of the French verb transporter. As a participle, it agrees in gender and number when used as an adjective or in compound tenses (masc. sing. transporté; fem. sing. transportée; masc. plur. transportés; fem. plur. transportées). It forms compound tenses with either auxiliary avoir or être. With être, the participle agrees with the subject (il est transporté, elle est transportée, ils sont transportés). With avoir, agreement occurs only if the direct object precedes the participle (j'ai transporté les sacs → j'ai transporté; les sacs que j'ai transportés). When used as an adjective, it can describe things or people that have been moved or conveyed (les objets transportés, une cargaison transportée).

Etymology and linguistics: transporté comes from the verb transporter, itself derived from the Latin trans portare, literally “to carry across” (trans- meaning “across” and portare “to carry”). The form is typical of Romance languages that integrate participial adjectives and perfect tenses into their verb system.

Senses and usage: the primary meaning is physical conveyance of goods or people from one location to another, such as "les marchandises transportées par bateau." The term also has figurative use in literature and everyday language, meaning to be carried away mentally or emotionally, for example "transporté par la musique" or "transporté par le récit." In standard prose, transporté is common in both descriptive and narrative contexts.