spécifies

Spécifies is a French verb form, specifically the second person singular present indicative of the verb spécifier. It corresponds to the English “you specify” and is used when addressing one person in informal or familiar contexts (tu). The infinitive is spécifier, and the pronunciation carries the accent on the é of spécifie.

Usage and meaning returns to the act of stating something in a precise or detailed way. In technical, legal, academic, and administrative writing, spécifier is used to indicate exact requirements, parameters, or details. The form spécifies is common in French writing, while the formal or plural form vous spécifiez is used to address multiple people or in polite address.

Grammatical notes: spécifier is a regular -er verb of a type that includes endings such as je spécifie, tu spécifies, il spécifie, nous spécifions, vous spécifiez, ils spécifient. The past participle is spécifié, and its gender and number agree with the subject when used with auxiliary verbs. Related nouns include spécification and spécificate, and related adjectives include spécifique and spécifiques.

Etymology: the verb dérives from Latin specificare, from specificus (distinct, particular), linked to the notion of setting out precise details. It shares roots with the French word spécifique and the English word specific.

See also: spécifier, spécification, spécifique, spécifiques. In usage, spined forms of the verb are common in manuals, contracts, technical documentation, and formal instructions where clarity and precision are required.