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No. 2,686 in French

acheté

"Bought."

In a sentence

  • J'ai acheté une voiture hier.

    I bought a car yesterday.

    The past participle 'acheté' is used in conjunction with the auxiliary verb 'avoir' to form the past tense.

  • Les légumes que j'ai achetés sont dans le réfrigérateur.

    The vegetables that I bought are in the refrigerator.

    Here, 'acheté' form changes to 'achetés' to agree with the plural masculine direct object 'les légumes'.

  • Elle a acheté un cadeau pour son amie.

    She bought a gift for her friend.

    In this example, 'acheté' appears as the past participle in a straightforward passé composé construction.

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