Learn French: As-tu vérifié les dépenses sur les relevés ci-inclus ? - Did you check the expenses on the enclosed statements?

As-tu vérifié les dépenses sur les relevés ci-inclus ?

Did you check the expenses on the enclosed statements?

Breakdown of As-tu vérifié les dépenses sur les relevés ci-inclus ?

you (informal singular)

them (direct object pronoun)

Questions & Answers about As-tu vérifié les dépenses sur les relevés ci-inclus ?

Why is ci-inclus placed after the noun here, and is it agreeing with les relevés?

When ci-inclus (enclosed) or ci-joint (attached) is placed after the noun, it functions like a standard adjective and must agree in gender and number. Here, it agrees with the masculine plural noun les relevés. Because inclus naturally ends in an "s" in the singular, the spelling doesn't change for the masculine plural.

Would ci-inclus still agree if it were placed before the noun?

Generally, no. A major quirk of administrative adjectives like ci-inclus and ci-joint is that they are invariable (they do not agree) when placed before a noun or at the very beginning of a sentence (e.g., Vous trouverez ci-inclus les relevés). They only agree when placed directly after the noun they modify.

What exactly does les relevés mean in this context?

In financial contexts, un relevé refers to an itemized statement, most commonly a bank statement (un relevé de compte). It comes from the verb relever, which means to record or note down.

Since les dépenses is plural, why isn't there an agreement on the past participle vérifié?