quotidiennes

Quotidiennes is the feminine plural form of the French adjective quotidien, meaning daily or everyday. It is used to describe things that occur on a daily basis and to refer to aspects of daily life when the head noun is feminine and plural. The corresponding forms in other genders and numbers are quotidien (masculine singular), quotidiens (masculine plural), and quotidienne (feminine singular).

Etymology and morphology: the word derives from Latin quotidianus, passing into French as quotidien. The feminine form adds -e and -s to yield quotidienne (singular) and quotidiennes (plural), following standard French gender and number agreement.

Usage: quotidiennes appears in phrases describing routines, tasks, or phenomena that happen every day. Common examples include les tâches quotidiennes (daily tasks), les habitudes quotidiennes (daily habits), and les routines quotidiennes (daily routines). It can also describe general concepts related to everyday life, as in la vie quotidienne (daily life), though that particular noun phrase is often used in the singular.

Notes: as a general adjective, quotidiens and quotidiennes agree with the noun they modify. When used as a noun, the standard term for a daily newspaper is un quotidien (masculine); the feminine quotidiennes is not typically used as a standalone noun. The term is widely used in French-language writing across regions to convey the notion of regular, day-to-day occurrences.

See also: quotidien, quotidiennement.