examinée

Examinée is the feminine singular form of the past participle of the verb examiner. As an adjective, examinée means "examined" and agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes. For example, la patiente examinée means "the examined female patient."

In verb forms, the participle follows standard French agreement rules. With the auxiliary être, it agrees with the subject: elle est examinée par le médecin ("she is examined by the doctor"). With the auxiliary avoir, it may agree with a preceding direct object: la patiente qu’elle a examinée était prête ("the patient she examined was ready").

Examinée is also used as a noun in certain contexts to denote the person who has been examined. In this nominal use, l’examinée refers to a female examinee or patient; the masculine form is l’examiné. This noun usage is common in medical, psychological, or legal writings, though it is relatively formal or specialized.

Etymology: examiner comes from Old French and ultimately from Latin examen, examin- meaning a test or trial, passed into French via examiner as a verb and examinée as the feminine participle form.

See also: examination, examiner, past participle, French grammar.