repérée

Repérée is the feminine form of the past participle repéré, or more generally an adjective form derived from the French verb repérer. It denotes something that has been identified, located, or detected and agrees in gender with a feminine noun.

Originating from the verb repérer, which means to locate, identify, or mark a position, repérer itself is built from the concept of identifying a reference point or marker (repère). The related noun repère refers to a landmark or reference point, and the verb extends this sense to actions of spotting or mapping.

In usage, repérée functions primarily as an adjective. It describes a feminine noun: for example, une zone repérée (an identified/marked area), une piste repérée (an identified trail). The masculine counterpart is repéré, and the plural forms are repérés (masculine) and repérées (feminine). Since repérer is typically used with the auxiliary avoir, the past participle agrees with a preceding direct object when relevant, producing repéré or repérée in compound tenses.

Repérée also appears in specialized contexts such as cartography, navigation, or security to indicate points, features, or targets that have been located or flagged. In film and media production, the related noun repérage refers to location scouting, the process of finding suitable sites.

Notes of caution: repérée is not commonly used as a standalone noun; its role is mainly adjectival, linked to a feminine noun. The broader family of terms includes repérer (to locate), repérage (the act of locating or scouting), and repère (a landmark or reference point).

See also: repérer, repérage, repère.