imposés

Imposés is the masculine plural past participle of the French verb imposer, used primarily as an adjective or in compound verb tenses. It describes something that has been placed upon or required by an authority, such as rules, regulations, or duties that have been laid down.

In modern usage, the form imposés agrees with masculine plural nouns (for feminine plural nouns the form is imposées). It commonly appears in phrases like textes imposés (imposed texts), règles imposées (imposed rules), or mesures imposées (imposed measures). The sense conveyed is that the item or condition has been set or mandated by someone in a position of authority.

Etymology and related terms: imposer comes from the Latin imponere, meaning to place upon. The related noun imposition refers to the act of imposing or to a levy or tax in many contexts; imposition is often used in legal or fiscal language to denote a tax obligation or burden.

Usage notes: imposés differs from imposant, which means imposing in the sense of “impressive” or “imposing” as a characteristic of something or someone. The past participle agrees with the subject in gender and number when used with être or when a preceding direct object affects agreement with avoir.

See also: imposer, imposition, impôt, imposition (taxation). In taxation contexts, the noun imposition is more common than the participle imposé for referring to taxes and levies.