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.
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.