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.

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.


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