modifié

Modifié is the past participle of the French verb modifier, and functions as both a verb form and an adjective. As a past participle, it appears in compound tenses with the auxiliary avoir, as in j'ai modifié (I modified), tu as modifié, il a modifié. As an adjective, modifié describes something that has undergone modification or alteration, for example un fichier modifié (a modified file) or un texte modifié.

Etymology and meaning: modifié comes from the verb modifier, which in turn derives from Latin modificare, meaning to form according to measure or to alter. The sense is to change something from its original state by introducing adjustments, improvements, or corrections. The word is widely used in everyday French, especially in contexts involving documents, software, designs, and technical specifications.

Grammar and usage notes: The form agrees with gender and number when used as an adjective. Masculine singular: modifié; feminine singular: modifiée; masculine plural: modifiés; feminine plural: modifiées. As a past participle, it is commonly used in combination with avoir in past tenses, and can appear in various verb tenses through compound constructions (e.g., le fichier a été modifié, le document doit être modifié). In noun form, the related word modification (la modification) names the act or result of changing.

Related terms: modifier (to change), modification (the act of changing), inchangé (unchanged) as an antonym, and modificateur or modificateur logiciel in specialized contexts. The term is common in administrative, legal, and computing language to indicate that something has undergone changes.