determinades

Determinades is the feminine plural form of the Catalan adjective determinat(a), used to express that something is considered specific, fixed, or certain. In Catalan, determinat is the masculine singular, determinate feminine singular is determini? No, the correct forms are determinate masculine plural determinats and feminine plural determinades. Therefore, determinades functions as an ordinary descriptive adjective that agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

Morphology and usage

Determinades, like other Catalan adjectives, changes form to match the noun it qualifies. It appears only with feminine plural nouns. Examples include les mesures determinades (the certain measures) or les persones determinades (the certain people). The sense conveyed is that the noun refers to a specific subset or set that is distinguished from others.

Cross-linguistic note

Catalan has a closely related cognate in Spanish, where the feminine plural is determ in in Spanish is determinadas. Both share the Latin root determinare, meaning to fix or decide, but the spellings and inflection reflect each language’s standard gender-number system. The term determinades is not a proper noun and should not be confused with determiners or with philosophical terms such as determinates in metaphysics.

See also

Determinant, Determiner, Adjective, Catalan grammar, Spanish grammar.

In summary, determinades is a standard Catalan feminine plural adjective used to designate specificity or definiteness in feminine plural nouns, reflecting typical Romance-language gender and number agreement.