No. 4,629 in French
observés
"Observed."
In a sentence
Les oiseaux furent observés dans leur habitat naturel.
The birds were observed in their natural habitat.
In this sentence, 'observés' is used as a past participle indicating that the birds were the objects of observation in the past.
Nous avons observés les étoiles avec un télescope.
We observed the stars with a telescope.
Here, 'observés' is a past participle that follows the auxiliary verb 'avons', referring to the action we took to study the stars.
Les changements ont été observés après l'expérience.
The changes were observed after the experiment.
The term 'observés' functions as a past participle within a passive voice construction, denoting that the changes were identified or recorded post-experiment.
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