This is the 9185th most frequent French word.
contactés
"Contactés" means "contacted" in English.
Here, 'contactés' is used as a past participle of the verb 'contacter,' agreeing with the subject 'nous' in a direct object context.
Nous avons contactés les invités pour confirmer leur présence.
We contacted the guests to confirm their attendance.
In this sentence, 'contactés' is used as part of a relative clause, agreeing with the plural masculine direct object 'les personnes' preceding it.
Les personnes que nous avons contactés étaient très utiles.
The people we contacted were very helpful.
Here, 'contactés' is part of a negated past tense construction, agreeing with the plural direct object 'amis' appearing later in the sentence.