pratiqués

Pratiqués is the masculine plural past participle of the French verb pratiquer, meaning “practiced,” “performed,” or “engaged in” when used as an adjective or in compound tenses. It can describe actions, techniques, or exercises that have been carried out. The feminine plural form is pratiquées.

As a past participle, pratiqué agrees in gender and number with the direct object when the object precedes the participle in a sentence using an auxiliary like avoir. For example: Ils ont pratiqué ces exercices (they practiced these exercises) does not show agreement because the object follows the verb, whereas: Les exercices qu’ils ont pratiqués étaient difficiles (the exercises that they practiced were difficult) shows agreement with the preceding object “exercices,” yielding pratiqués. In other contexts, such as passive voice or with être as an auxiliary, the agreement rules differ accordingly.

Common uses include describing actions that have been completed, such as practices, methods, or techniques that have been performed. For instance, “des méthodes pratiquées par l’équipe” refers to methods that have been practiced by the team.

Etymology traces pratiqués to the verb pratiquer, which derives from Latin practicare, itself linked to Greek praktikos, meaning “practical” or “fit for action.” The form pratiqués appears in modern French whenever the past participle is used in the masculine plural or when agreement with a preceding direct object requires it.

See also: pratiquer, pratique, pratiqué, pratique professionnelle. Translations commonly render pratiqués as “practiced” or “carried out” in English, depending on grammatical context.