leídos

Leídos is the plural past participle of the Spanish verb leer. It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: leído (masculine singular), leída (feminine singular), leídos (masculine or mixed plural), y leídas (feminine plural). The form derives from Latin legere, and in Spanish the past participle carries an accent on the i (leído) to preserve pronunciation.

As an adjective, leídos describes items that have already been read. For example, “libros leídos” means books that have been read, and “una novela leída por la clase” refers to a novel that the class has read. Leídos also appears in passive-voice constructions with ser or estar: “El informe fue leído por el comité” or “Las cartas están leídas.”

Lo leído can function as a neuter noun phrase meaning “what has been read” or “the content read.” It is commonly used to refer to information or passages considered in a prior reading: “Lo leído hasta ahora es suficiente para comprender la idea.” This usage is distinct from lecturas, the more common plural noun for “readings” in an academic or literary sense.

Grammatical notes: leídos forms part of compound tenses with haber (he leído, habías leído, habrán leído) and appears in both adjectival and predicative roles. It is not a separate lexical item beyond its participial origin, but its exact meaning depends on context—describing read material, marking completed reading, or referring to content already read.