Soumet

Soumet is the third-person singular present indicative form of the French verb soumettre, meaning to submit, to subject, or to impose. It can refer to presenting something for consideration, or to placing someone or something under a rule, control, or examination. The verb is widely used in both formal and everyday contexts.

Etymology and meaning: soumettre comes from Latin submittĕre, literally “to bring under.” In French, the sense of bringing something before an authority or process is central, whether for approval, testing, or constraint. The related noun submission (la soumission) and the reflexive se soumettre (to submit oneself) expand the family of meanings.

Conjugation and forms: in present tense, je soumets, tu soumets, il/elle soumet, nous soumettons, vous soumettez, ils/elles soumettent. The past participle is soumis, used with auxiliary avoir in active voice (j’ai soumis) and with être in passive voice (il est soumis). The imperfect is soumettais/soumettais/soumettait, and the past historic is soumit. Subjunctive present forms include que je soumette, que tu soumettes, qu’il soumette, que nous soumettions, que vous soumettiez, qu’ils soumettent. The imperative is soumets, soumettons, soumettez.

Usage notes: soumettre typically takes a direct object that is being put forward or subjected, often followed by à when indicating the recipient or the condition (soumettre une proposition au vote, soumettre une question à l’analyse). The phrase être soumis à conveys being subject to rules, tests, or influence (par exemple, soumis à la loi, soumis à des examens). The related verb se soumettre means to yield or to comply.

See also: soumission (submission), se soumettre (to submit oneself), soumettre à l’examen.