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No. 10,447 in French

laissée

"Laissée" means "left" or "allowed" (feminine singular past participle of "laisser").

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  • Elle a laissée tomber le vase par accident.

    She accidentally let the vase fall.

    Here, 'laissée' is the past participle of the verb 'laisser', used with the auxiliary verb 'avoir' to form the past tense. It is inflected to match the direct object 'le vase' here, indicating it is feminine singular.

  • Je me suis laissée convaincre par ses paroles.

    I let myself be convinced by her words.

    In this sentence, 'laissée' is part of a reflexive construction 'je me suis laissée', indicating that the subject is feminine (singular for 'je') and has undergone the action of 'convincing'.

  • Une chance laissée à tous les candidats est essentielle.

    A chance left to all candidates is essential.

    Here, 'laissée' is an adjective derived from the participle of 'laisser', describing 'une chance'. It agrees in gender (feminine) and number (singular) with 'chance'.

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