effectués

Effectués is the masculine plural form of the past participle of the French verb effectuer. The verb means to carry out, perform, execute, or implement. As a participial adjective, effectués describes something that has been completed or put into effect, for example in the noun phrase “les travaux effectués” (the works carried out).

In verbal use, effectué is used with the auxiliary avoir in passé composé. The past participle normally does not agree with the subject, but it agrees with a preceding direct object. For instance, “Ils ont effectué les paiements” has no preceding DO, so there is no agreement, whereas in “Les paiements qu’ils ont effectués” the participle agrees with the masculine plural noun “paiements.”

The feminine forms are effectuée (singular) and effectuées (plural). The masculine plural form ainsi, here, is effectués.

Common collocations include effectuer un paiement, effectuer une tâche, effectuer une enquête, etablir ou procéder à des contrôles, and les travaux effectués. In administrative, technical, and business contexts, effectué conveys that an action has been completed or a process has been implemented.

Etymology traces effectué to the verb effectuer, which derives from Latin roots related to bringing about or accomplishing, reflecting the sense of performing or executing an action. See also: effectuer, efficacité, opération.