acheté

This is the 2686th most frequent French word.

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acheté

"Bought."


The past participle 'acheté' is used in conjunction with the auxiliary verb 'avoir' to form the past tense.

J'ai acheté une voiture hier.

I bought a car yesterday.


Here, 'acheté' form changes to 'achetés' to agree with the plural masculine direct object 'les légumes'.

Les légumes que j'ai achetés sont dans le réfrigérateur.

The vegetables that I bought are in the refrigerator.


In this example, 'acheté' appears as the past participle in a straightforward passé composé construction.

Elle a acheté un cadeau pour son amie.

She bought a gift for her friend.