incluídas

Incluídas is the feminine plural form of the past participle of incluir, a verb meaning to include. In Portuguese, past participles can function as adjectives or as part of compound tenses in the passive voice, and incluídas therefore agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes or with the subject when used in passive constructions.

Morphology and agreement: The full set of forms of incluir’s participle includes incluído (masculine singular), incluída (feminine singular), incluídos (masculine plural), and incluídas (feminine plural). Use of incluídas is appropriate when the noun it modifies is feminine and plural, such as “as opções incluídas” or “as pessoas incluídas.” In passive constructions, as vocable may also reflect whether the subject is feminine plural, e.g., “as pessoas incluídas foram avisadas.”

Etymology and related forms: Incluídas derives from incluir, which comes from Latin includere, meaning to enclose or to include. Related words include inclusão (the noun form for inclusion) and incluído/incluída as adjectives or participles used in various tenses.

Usage: The term appears in formal, administrative, legal, educational, and data-related texts. It commonly appears in lists, contracts, study reports, and records to denote items, people, or entities that have been added or incorporated into a group, dataset, or framework. The choice between incluídas and other gender/number forms depends on the noun they accompany.