involucradas

Involucradas is the feminine plural form of the Spanish adjective and participial noun involucrado. It refers to women who are involved in, or part of, a situation, project, or event. The term is commonly used in formal and semi-formal contexts to designate people who participate or are implicated.

Grammatical notes: It agrees with feminine plural nouns; the masculine plural equivalent is involucrados, and a gender-neutral or mixed group can be referred to with involucrados or generally las personas involucradas when gender is unspecified.

Contexts: Journalism, legal, research, and organizational settings use involucradas to identify the female participants or those affected. Examples: Las involucradas en el estudio fueron contactadas por correo. Las involucradas en el caso comparecieron ante la corte. The term can carry a neutral or slightly evaluative tone depending on context; in criminal cases, it may imply involvement without asserting guilt.

Etymology: from the verb involucrar, derived from the prefix in- and the root related to envolver, linked to Latin envolvere. The term is paired with its masculine form involucrado(s) to distinguish gender and number.

See also: involucrar, involucrados, involvement.