mangée

Mangée is a French word, the feminine past participle of the verb manger, meaning "to eat." When used in a sentence, it indicates that something has been eaten, and the subject performing the action is feminine. For example, "La pomme est mangée" translates to "The apple is eaten." In this case, "pomme" (apple) is a feminine noun, and therefore the feminine form "mangée" is used. The masculine form would be "mangé." The word can also be used in compound tenses, such as the passé composé. If a woman ate an apple, one would say "Elle a mangé la pomme," where "mangé" is the past participle. The agreement of the past participle with the direct object preceding it is a key grammatical feature in French. This agreement rule applies when the direct object is feminine and comes before the verb. Therefore, "mangée" specifically signifies the past action of eating performed by or upon a feminine entity. The term is fundamental to understanding French verb conjugation and sentence structure.