No. 2,226 in French
fabriqué
Made; manufactured.
In a sentence
Ce jouet est fabriqué avec soin.
This toy is made with care.
In this sentence, 'fabriqué' is used as a past participle in a passive construction indicating that the toy was created or developed by someone.
La machine que j'ai fabriquée fonctionne parfaitement.
The machine I made works perfectly.
Here, 'fabriquée' is used as a past participle in an active sentence with a direct object, and it agrees with the gender and number of the object ('machine').
Ils ont fabriqué une histoire pour expliquer leur retard.
They fabricated a story to explain their delay.
In this usage, 'fabriqué' is used in the context of creating or inventing a non-material item, such as a story or explanation.
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