convenu

Convenu is the past participle of the French verb convenir, and it functions both as an adjective and as a past participle in compound tenses. As an adjective it can mean something that is appropriate or suitable, or more commonly something that has been agreed or decided in advance; as a past participle it appears in compound tenses with être and agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

Etymology and form: convenir comes from Latin convenire, meaning to come together or to agree. The feminine form of the adjective is convenue, and the masculine plural is conv enus, while the feminine plural is con venues. In phrases used in formal or legal language, convenue regularly appears to refer to terms or arrangements that have been set.

Usage: In legal, administrative, and formal writing, convenu typically introduces what has been agreed by parties. Common expressions include il est convenu que, ce qui est convenu, and des termes convenus. It can also modify nouns directly, as in une heure convenue or des conditions convenues, to indicate the agreed time, terms, or conditions. In everyday speech, the adjective sense “appropriate” is less frequent but still correct in contexts like une solution convenue.

Examples: La date convenue pour la réunion est le 12 mai. Le contrat spécifie les obligations des parties selon les termes convenus. Une heure convenue a été fixée pour l’interview. The term may appear in feminine form as convenue when describing a feminine noun, and in plural forms as convenus or convenues accordingly.

See also: convenir, convenance, convention.