explorées

Explorées is the feminine plural past participle of the French verb explorer. In French grammar, past participles agree in gender and number with the element they relate to, and explorées is used when the subject or the direct object it refers to is feminine plural.

Morphology and related forms: the base verb is explorer. The masculine forms are exploré (singular) and explorés (plural); the feminine forms are explorée (singular) and explorées (plural). The feminine plural form explorées is the one that appears when describing feminine plural nouns or when the preceding direct object is feminine and plural in compound tenses.

Grammar usage: past participles with auxiliary avoir generally agree with a preceding direct object. For example, Les terres qu’elle a explorées were rich, where the feminine plural DO terres precedes the participle, producing explorées. In a passive construction, the participle also agrees with the subject: Les régions ont été explorées. When the direct object follows the participle, no agreement is made: Elle a exploré les terres.

Explorées can also function as an adjective, attributing a property to feminine plural nouns. For example, des zones explorées describe areas that have already been explored. This usage is common in scientific, geographic, and travel writing, where the phrase denotes completed exploration.

Etymology and scope: explorées derives from explorer, via the standard French formation of past participles ending in -é for regular -er verbs. The form is primarily a grammatical inflection used in French and is not a standalone lexical entry beyond its participial or adjectival function.