Soumises

Soumises is the feminine plural past participle of the French verb soumettre, meaning subjected to or submitted. In French, it functions as an adjective or as part of a passive construction, agreeing in gender and number with the noun it describes. For masculine or masculine plural subjects, the forms are soumis (singular) and soumis (plural); for feminine singular it is soumise, and for feminine plural it is soumises.

Etymology and grammar: soumettre comes from Latin submittĕre, meaning to put under or to submit. In modern French, soumises is used when referring to items, rules, procedures, or groups that are being placed under a rule, authority, examination, or condition. The preposition à is often used with soumises to indicate what is being subjected to something, as in soumises à l’approbation or soumises à un contrôle.

Usage and contexts: The term appears frequently in legal, administrative, regulatory, and policy texts. It can describe laws, documents, conditions, or processes that must undergo review, approval, or compliance checks. Examples include les règles soumises à l’examen, les propositions soumises à l’aval du conseil, and les conditions soumises à la loi en vigueur. In sentences using être as an auxiliary, the participle agrees with the subject: ces documents sont soumises à relecture when the subject is feminine plural.

See also: soumettre, soumission, soumis. Soumises serves as a key marker of authority, review, or constraint applied to feminine plural subjects within French legal and administrative language.