Obligatòries

Obligatòries is the feminine plural form of the Catalan adjective obligatòria, meaning obligatory or mandatory. It is used to describe feminine nouns that denote elements required by law, regulation, contract, or policy. Examples include les requisits obligatòries (the mandatory requirements) or les condicions obligatòries per a la inscripció (the mandatory conditions for enrollment).

The term derives from Latin obligatorius and has evolved in Catalan through the root obligatori with the feminine suffix -ària or -atòria, plus the plural -ies. Accordingly, the full set of gendered forms includes obligatori (masculine singular), obligatòria (feminine singular), obligatoris (masculine plural) and obligatòries (feminine plural).

In usage, obligatòries appears mainly in formal, administrative, legal, or educational contexts. It can pair with nouns such as requisits, condicions, or tràmits to indicate elements that must be complied with or fulfilled.

Orthography and pronunciation: Catalan orthography uses the grave accent on ò in obligatària and obligatòries to indicate the correct stress pattern according to Catalan rules. The term has parallels in other Romance languages, such as Spanish obligatorias, French obligatoires, and Italian obbligatorie, which convey the same notion of mandatory elements.