requeridas

Requeridas is the feminine plural form of the adjective requirida, or the past participle of requerir, meaning that something has been required or requested. It functions to describe feminine plural nouns and indicates that those items, tasks, or persons are needed, demanded, or summoned. For example: las pruebas requeridas (the required tests) or las piezas requeridas (the required parts).

In administrative and legal language, requeridas appears in phrases such as los documentos requeridos o las diligencias requeridas, referring to items or steps that must be fulfilled or submitted. It can also describe people when the feminine plural noun is used, as in las partes requeridas, meaning the parties that have been required or summoned by a authority. In practice, its use emphasizes obligation, expectation, or compliance.

Etymology: requirir comes from Latin requirere, meaning to seek or demand. The related noun requisito denotes a requirement, and the related verb forms a family of terms around requesting, demanding, or summoning.

Usage notes: The masculine plural form is requeridos, used with masculine nouns such as los documentos requeridos. The feminine plural form requeridas aligns with feminine nouns like las pruebas requeridas. Common synonyms or related terms include exigidos, necesarios, obligatorios, and requisitos, depending on nuance.

See also: requerir, requisito, requerimiento, requisitar.