détruites

In a sentence

• Les maisons étaient détruites après la tempête.

  The houses were destroyed after the storm.

  The word 'détruites' is used to describe the state of the houses after the storm, functioning as a past participle adjective.

• Certaines archives historiques ont été détruites lors de l'incendie.

  Some historical records were destroyed during the fire.

  Here, 'détruites' is the past participle of the verb 'détruire' used in the passé composé tense to describe an action in the past.

• Je vois des villes autrefois détruites mais maintenant rénovées.

  I see cities that were once destroyed but are now renovated.

  In this sentence, 'détruites' describes the past condition of cities, functioning as an adjective modifying 'villes'.