résolue

Résolue is the feminine singular form of the French past participle résolu, and serves as an adjective meaning "resolved" or "determined." It is used to describe a feminine noun or to form a passive voice construction with the verb résoudre.

Etymology and formation

Résolue derives from the verb résoudre, which comes from Old French resoudre and ultimately from Latin resolvere, meaning “to loosen again” or “to untie.” The feminine form corresponds to a feminine subject or noun, while the masculine form is résolu.

Usage

As a participle, résolue is commonly used in two ways. As part of a passive or stative expression: La question est résolue (The question is resolved). In this role, it agrees with the gender of the subject. As an adjective, résolue describes a feminine noun meaning that something has been settled or decided, for example: une affaire résolue, une décision résolue.

Grammatical notes

Résolue, like other past participles of -re verbs, agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes when used as an adjective or in passive constructions. When résolue appears as part of a compound tense with the auxiliary avoir, it typically agrees with a preceding direct object if such an object exists (though as a standalone adjective, it simply reflects the feminine gender).

Related forms

The masculine form is résolu; the related noun is résolution (resolution). The expression être résolu à faire quelque chose means to be determined to do something, with the feminine form being résolue à faire… when the subject is feminine.