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certaines

certain, some (feminine plural)

determiner sair-TEN Less Common
Grammar & Structure Determiners

Usage Note

Certaines is the feminine plural form of certain, used as a determiner or pronoun meaning 'certain ones' or 'some'. Before a noun it acts as a determiner (certaines personnes — 'certain people'); used alone as a pronoun it stands for a subset of women or feminine-gender things.

Examples

"Certaines personnes préfèrent le silence."

Natural Translation

Certain people prefer silence.

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