mangées

Mangées is a French word that translates to "eaten" in English. It is the past participle of the verb manger, meaning "to eat". As a past participle, "mangées" can be used in various grammatical contexts, most commonly to form compound tenses of the verb manger. For example, in the phrase "elles ont mangé des pommes," "mangé" is the past participle used with the auxiliary verb "ont" (have) to form the passé composé, indicating that "they ate apples." The feminine plural form "mangées" would be used if the direct object preceding the verb were feminine plural, such as in "les pommes qu'elles ont mangées" ("the apples that they ate").

Beyond its grammatical function, "mangées" can also function as an adjective. In this context, it describes something that has been consumed or eaten. For instance, "la nourriture mangée" would mean "the food that was eaten." The agreement of "mangées" with the noun it modifies is crucial in French, reflecting the gender and number of the noun. Therefore, "mangé" would be used for masculine singular, "mangée" for feminine singular, and "mangés" for masculine plural. The specific use of "mangées" implies a feminine plural noun that has been eaten.