certitude

Is certitude masculine or feminine?

lacertitude
/la sɛʁtityd/femininecertitude

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

  • Je ne sais avec certitude quand il arrivera.

    I don't know for certain when he will arrive.

  • Quelle certitude avez-vous qu'il soit un criminel ?

    How certain are you that he's a criminal?

  • Quelle certitude as-tu qu'il soit un criminel ?

    How certain are you that he's a criminal?

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

POPULAR
le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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