This is the 1206th most frequent French word.
tués
"Tués" means "killed" in English.
In this sentence, 'tués' is used in the past participle form to describe an action that happened to the subject, indicating they were killed on the battlefield.
Les soldats ont été tués sur le champ de bataille.
The soldiers were killed on the battlefield.
Here, 'tués' acts as an adjective describing the civilians who were killed, providing more information about them within the context of the sentence.
Ils se souviennent des civils tués lors du conflit.
They remember the civilians killed during the conflict.
In this example, 'tués' appears as the past participle of the verb 'tuer' in a passive voice construction to express the action carried out on the subject, the animals.