complétée

Complétée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb compléter, meaning to complete or to finish. The infinitive form is compléter, from Latin completus, and complétée functions in the language as both a participle in compound tenses and as an adjective describing a feminine singular noun or noun phrase.

In French grammar, past participles with être agree in gender and number with the subject, while those with avoir agree with a preceding direct object. Thus, la tâche a été complétée (feminine singular subject with être). In a sentence with avoir, the participle agrees only if the direct object comes before it: La liste qu’elle a complétée est longue (the feminine direct object la liste precedes the participle, so complétée agrees with liste). If the direct object follows the verb, no agreement occurs: Elle a complété les formulaires.

As an adjective, complétée means “completed” or “finished.” It commonly appears in bureaucratic, administrative, or project-related contexts: une fiche complétée, un dossier complété, or une version complétée. The feminine form allows agreement with a feminine noun, while masculine and plural forms are complété, complétés, and complétées respectively.

Typical notes of usage include distinguishing complété (masculine) and complété(e) used with nouns of different genders, as well as recognizing that complété(e) is distinct from complètement, which is an adverb meaning “completely.” In professional writing, complétée is frequent in phrases that indicate a document or task has been made complete.

See also: compléter, complètement, complétion.