This is the 3196th most frequent French word.
rendus
"Rendus" means "rendered" or "returned" in English, often referring to something delivered, produced, or turned in.
Here, "rendus" acts as a past participle of the verb "rendre," indicating that the students reached a specific location.
Les étudiants étaient rendus au laboratoire pour leur expérience.
The students had arrived at the laboratory for their experiment.
In this case, "rendus" means "made" or "rendered," describing a transformation or status.
Ces résultats sont rendus indispensables pour avancer dans la recherche.
These results are made indispensable to advance the research.
Here, "rendu" is used in its infinitive form within the past tense, which directly means "to render" or "to give."