This is the 2084th most frequent French word.
vu
"Vu" means "seen" in English.
Here, 'vu' is the past participle of 'voir,' meaning 'seen' or 'watched' in the context of expressing a completed action in the past.
Nous avons vu un film extraordinaire hier soir.
We watched an extraordinary movie last night.
In this sentence, 'vu' is used as a preposition meaning 'given' or 'considering' to introduce the context or reason for the statement.
Vu les circonstances, nous devons annuler l'événement.
Given the circumstances, we must cancel the event.
In this example, 'vu' serves as a preposition similarly to 'given,' explaining the basis for an observation.