modifiée

Modifiée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb modifier and functions as an adjective meaning altered or changed. It is used to describe a noun that has undergone modification and appears in contexts such as editing, computing, law, and linguistics.

The word derives from the verb modifier, which in turn comes from Latin modificare, from the combination of modus (manner, measure) and facere (to make). In French, the form modifiée agrees with the gender of the noun it modifies.

As a past participle, modifiée can appear with different auxiliary verbs and its agreement depends on the sentence structure. With the auxiliary être in a passive construction, it agrees in gender and number: la règle est modifiée, les règles ont été modifiées. With the auxiliary avoir in a compound tense, it agrees with a preceding direct object: la version que j'ai modifiée. In ordinary transitive use, as in J'ai modifié le fichier, the participle does not agree because the direct object follows the verb.

Common uses include phrases such as une version modifiée, un document modifié, des données modifiées, or une règle modifiée. In computing, it often describes files or configurations that have been changed, while in publishing or administration it denotes updated texts or policies.

Variants of the word include modifié (masculine singular), modifiés (masculine plural), and modifiée (feminine singular, as noted). The feminine form is required when describing feminine nouns and in contexts requiring agreement with surrounding text.