Is « gratitude » masculine or feminine?
« gratitude » is feminine. You say la gratitude.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la gratitude |
| With the indefinite article | une gratitude |
| With the partitive article | de la gratitude |
Plural
The plural is gratitudes (les gratitudes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
gratitude ends in
-ude. Nouns ending in
-ude are usually feminine,
so gratitude follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Ce serait pousser la gratitude un peu trop loin.
That would be pushing gratitude a little too far. -
Je vous offre ma gratitude.
I offer you my gratitude. -
Son sourire exprimait sa gratitude.
Her smile expressed her thanks.
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 « gratitude » masculine or feminine?
« gratitude » is feminine. You say la gratitude.
Is it « le gratitude » or « la gratitude »?
It is « la gratitude ». « le gratitude » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.