culturel

Culturel is a French adjective meaning related to culture. It is used to describe things associated with culture, such as arts, heritage, education, or social practices, and appears in phrases that designate cultural institutions, policies, or activities.

Forms and agreement: the masculine singular is culturel, the feminine singular culturelle; the masculine plural culturels and the feminine plural culturelles. It typically appears before the noun it modifies (for example, un musée culturel, une identité culturelle) and agrees in gender and number with the noun.

Etymology and usage: culturel is formed from the noun culture with the French suffix -el, following standard rules for adjectives in French. It derives from Latin cultura and the related notions of cultivation and intellectual development.

Common collocations: patrimoine culturel (cultural heritage), centre culturel (cultural center), politiques culturelles (cultural policies), échanges culturels (cultural exchanges), production culturelle (cultural production). In some contexts, culturel can also function as a noun, le culturel, referring to the cultural sphere or life.

Notes: in English-language contexts, the term culturel appears mainly in names or translations and is typically rendered as "cultural." As with many adjectives, correct usage depends on gender and number agreement with the noun it modifies.