comparées

Comparées is the feminine plural form of the past participle of the French verb comparer (to compare). In typical use, it functions as a past participle in compound tenses or as an adjective that agrees with a feminine plural noun.

Grammatical role and agreement rules: As a past participle with the auxiliary avoir, comparées agrees in gender and number with a preceding direct object. For example: Les données qu'elles ont comparées montrent des tendances. Here, données is feminine plural and comes before the participle, so comparées carries the agreement. If the direct object follows the participle, the ending is not shown: Elles ont comparé les données. The form comparé (masculine singular) or comparés (masculine plural) would be used when the preceding object is masculine or when no feminine object precedes.

As an adjective, comparées describes items that have been subjected to comparison. In phrases like données comparées, the participle acts as an adjective and agrees with the noun it modifies.

Usage contexts: Comparées commonly appears in academic, scientific, or analytical writing, where data, results, or items are contrasted or evaluated against one another. It is less common as a standalone noun; when used, it typically functions within a larger noun phrase referencing elements that have undergone comparison.

Etymology and related forms: Comparées derives from comparer, itself from Latin comparare. Related forms include comparé (masculine singular past participle), comparés (masculine plural), and the adjective phrase comparing data or results in various feminine or masculine agreements.

See also: Comparer, participe passé, accord du participe passé, adjectifs de participe passé.