Is « candidature » masculine or feminine?
« candidature » is feminine. You say la candidature.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la candidature |
| With the indefinite article | une candidature |
| With the partitive article | de la candidature |
Plural
The plural is candidatures (les candidatures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
candidature ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so candidature follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La société accepta sa candidature.
The company accepted his application. -
J'ai moi-même soumis la candidature.
I submitted the application myself. -
Les candidatures sont dues pour lundi.
Applications are due by Monday.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « candidature » masculine or feminine?
« candidature » is feminine. You say la candidature.
Is it « le candidature » or « la candidature »?
It is « la candidature ». « le candidature » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.