créé

Créé is the past participle of the French verb créer, meaning to create. It functions as a verb form in compound tenses and as an adjective meaning created or manufactured. It derives from Latin creare and is related to English creation and creator.

The standard forms are: masculin singulier créÉ, féminin singulier créée, masculin pluriel créés, féminin pluriel créées. In regular usage, créÉ is used with auxiliary avoir in most perfect tenses, as in j'ai créé, tu as créé, il a créé, nous avons créé, vous avez créé, ils ont créé. When the direct object precedes the participle, the participle agrees in gender and number with that object, for example: les œuvres qu'elle a créées. In passive voice or with être as auxiliary, it agrees with the subject: elle est créée; des œuvres créées.

As an adjective, créé means produced or invented rather than natural. It is common in discussions of technology, art, design, and manufacturing to distinguish between something créÉ or artificiel and something naturel. Phrases like une solution créée par l’homme or un monde créé par l’homme emphasize human origin.

Related forms include créer (the verb), création (the noun form for the act or result of creating), créateur/créatrice (creator), and créatif/créative (creative). Usage demands attention to agreement rules with avoir and the placement of preceding direct objects to determine agreement of the participle.