intéressée

Intéressée is the feminine singular form of the French adjective and past participle of the verb intéresser. The masculine form is intéressé, and the plural forms are intéressés (masculine) and intéressées (feminine). As an adjective, intéressée means "having interest" or "concerned" and is used to describe a person or a thing affected by a matter. For example, Elle est très intéressée par ce projet. Cette proposition m'a intéressée.

As a past participle, intéressée can appear in compound tenses and agrees with the subject or object according to standard rules of agreement. Common usage includes sentences such as: Cette proposition m'a intéressée, or Les participants intéressées devraient être informées. In many contexts, interessée also functions as a noun meaning "an interested party" or "a stakeholder," especially in legal or administrative language: les parties intéressées.

Etymology and related forms: intéresser comes from the root of the noun intérêt, both derived from Latin inter-esse, meaning "to be between" or "to have importance." Related forms include intéressé (masculine), intéressant/ intéressante (meaning "interesting" in the sense of captivating), and l’intéressé/ l’intéressée used as nouns meaning "the interested party."

Notes on usage: interessée refers specifically to someone who has a stake or personal interest, or to someone who is interested in a subject. It should not be confused with intéressant/ intéressante, which describe something that is interesting.