fréquenté

Fréquenté is a French adjective and the past participle of the verb fréquenter, meaning to visit regularly or to frequent. When used as an adjective, it describes places or venues that attract many visitors or are regularly busy, as in un lieu fréquenté or un quartier fréquenté par les touristes. In English, it is commonly translated as “frequented” or “well‑visited.”

Origin and form: Fréquenté derives from the verb fréquenter, which in turn goes back to Latin frequentare and frequentus “crowded, crowded with people.” As an adjective, fréqu enté agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: masculin singulier fréquenté, féminin singulier fréquentée, masculin pluriel fréquentés, féminin pluriel fréquentées.

Usage notes: The word can describe both people and places but is most often applied to locations that receive regular traffic or attendance. It appears after the noun in typical French word order (un endroit fréquenté, une rue très fréquentée), though intensifiers may precede the adjective (un quartier très fréquenté). As a past participle, fréquenter forms with être in passive constructions (Ce musée a été fréquenté par des milliers de visiteurs) or with avoir in active voice (Ils ont fréquenté ce musée).

Related terms: fréquenter (to frequent), fréquentation (attendance or the act of frequenting, the number of visitors). These terms are commonly used in discussions of tourism, urban life, and social patterns.

Pronunciation: The word is pronounced [fʁe.kɑ̃.te].