étude

Is étude masculine or feminine?

l'étude
/letyd/femininestudy

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ude are usually feminine.
The suffix marks an abstract state or quality.
92% of -ude nouns are feminine
Exceptions

These end in -ude too, but they are masculine.

lecoudeleprélude

In context

  • La botanique est l'étude scientifique des plantes.

    Botany is the scientific study of plants.

  • Il aime les études, mais aussi le sport.

    He likes sports as well as study.

  • Les études comparatives font maintenant des progrès rapides.

    Comparative studies are now making rapid progress.

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