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Fondée is the feminine past participle of the French verb fonder, meaning to establish or to found. It functions as an adjective and agrees with the noun it modifies: une entreprise fondée, une ville fondée, des institutions fondées. The masculine form is fondé; the feminine plural is fondées; the masculine plural is fondés. In some nonstandard spellings, the form fondeé may appear, but the standard spelling is fondée.

Fondée is used to indicate that an entity has been established in a specific year, typically in the construction fondée en [année]. Example: La ville fondée en 1782 est située sur la côte. La société fondée par Marie Dupont en 1999 est active dans le secteur technologique.

Etymology and related terms: fonder comes from Old French fonder, from Latin fundare, from fundus meaning bottom or foundation. Related words include fondation (foundation), fondateur/fondatrice (founder). Usage notes: Use fondée when the subject is feminine; use fondé for masculine subjects. For both, the meaning is that the entity has been created or established in the past.