déterminé
French, adjective
déterminé is spelled D-É-T-E-R-M-I-N-É (9 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,966th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Déterminé is a French adjective meaning “determined, resolute, (possessing much determination)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of déterminer. With an accent, détermine is a different word: “first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est fixé avec précision”.
What does déterminé mean in English?
adjective
- 1
determined, resolute, (possessing much determination)
- 2
precise; exact
verb
- 1
past participle of déterminer
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est fixé avec précision. 2. Qualifie un problème qui n’a qu’un certain nombre de solutions possibles. 3. Qui sait prendre une résolution ou une décision. 4. Qui dénote un naturel résolu.
noun: 1. Homme résolu.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of déterminé
- déterminée feminine
- déterminés masculine plural
- déterminées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to déterminé
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is déterminé in French?
déterminé appears 12 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).