notés

Notés is the masculine plural form of the past participle noté, derived from the verb noter, meaning to note, annotate, or record. It is used in compound tenses with the auxiliary avoir and can also function as an adjective meaning “noted” or “recorded” when it agrees with a masculine plural noun.

In standard usage with the auxiliary avoir, the participle noté does not change when the direct object comes after the verb, as in J'ai noté les remarques. When the direct object precedes the participle, the past participle agrees in gender and number with it, yielding Les remarques que j'ai notées (feminine plural). For masculine plural nouns, the agreement appears as Les points que j'ai notés.

As an adjective, notés modifies masculine plural nouns to convey that something has been noted or recorded, for example des points notés. The feminine plural form is notées, and the masculine singular form noté is used for a singular masculine noun (un point noté).

The word also appears in fixed phrases such as à noter, meaning “to be noted” or “worth noting,” used to flag important or noteworthy information. Notés shares its root with note and notation in related languages and reflects the broader concept of recording or marking information.

In summary, notés functions primarily as a past participle of noter and as an adjective in masculine plural contexts, with agreement governed by standard French rules for participles. It emphasizes items that have been marked, written down, or acknowledged.