annulée

Annulée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb annuler. Used as an adjective or in compound tenses, it means canceled, voided, or annulled, and it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

Etymology and forms: Annulée derives from the Latin annullare, via Old French annuller. The related forms are annulé (masculine singular), annulés (masculine plural), and annulées (feminine plural). The feminine form annulée is common when describing a feminine noun such as une réservation annulée or une décision annulée.

Usage: As a past participle, annulée appears in various tenses and constructions. In passive constructions with the auxiliary être, it agrees with the subject: La réunion a été annulée (the meeting has been canceled). With the auxiliary avoir, the participle generally does not agree with the subject, but it may agree with a preceding direct object: La réservation que j’ai annulée (the reservation that I canceled). In adjectival use, annulée directly modifies a feminine noun: une option annulée, une offre annulée.

Contexts and nuances: Annulée is widely used in travel, events, contracts, and administrative language to indicate that an arrangement, decision, or document has been nullified or voided. It can convey formal, official, or routine cancellation, depending on context. The noun form annulation refers to the act or process of cancelling.

See also: Annulation (the act of cancelling), annulé/annulée as past participles of annuler, and related terms describing nullification or voiding in legal and administrative contexts.