Is « inquiétude » masculine or feminine?
« inquiétude » is feminine. You say l'inquiétude.
Article forms
| With the definite article | l'inquiétude |
| With the indefinite article | une inquiétude |
| With the partitive article | de l'inquiétude |
Plural
The plural is inquiétudes (les inquiétudes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
inquiétude ends in
-ude. Nouns ending in
-ude are usually feminine,
so inquiétude 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 « inquiétude » masculine or feminine?
« inquiétude » is feminine. You say l'inquiétude.
« l'inquiétude » hides the gender. Is « inquiétude » masculine or feminine?
It is feminine. The article shortens to « l'inquiétude » for both genders, but you say une inquiétude, not un inquiétude, and adjectives take the feminine form.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.