examinadas

Examinadas is the feminine plural form of the past participle of the verb examinar in Spanish and Portuguese. It functions as an adjective meaning “that have been examined” and can also be used as a nominal phrase to refer to a group of women who have undergone examination. The form reflects gender and number agreement with the noun it modifies or stands in for.

In Spanish, examinadas agrees with feminine plural nouns, as in las muestras examinadas (the examined samples) or las personas examinadas (the examined people). It is commonly used in contexts such as medicine, science, law, or education to describe objects or individuals that have undergone some form of evaluation or testing. In Portuguese, as examinadas serves a similar role, appearing in phrases like as examinadas participaram da entrevista (the examined women participated in the interview) or as amostras examinadas (the examined samples).

Usage notes: Examinadas does not denote a separate concept or proper noun; rather, it is a grammatical form that conveys that an examination has taken place. It is more often part of a larger noun phrase or clause rather than a standalone term. The corresponding masculine and neuter forms are examinados and examinado, and the feminine singular form is examinada.

Etymology: The term derives from the verb examinar, itself from Latin examinare, meaning to test or investigate, with the common Romance-language pattern of forming past participles for adjectival use.