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French Demonstrative Adjectives
Use demonstrative adjectives when you want to say: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Like all French adjectives, they must agree with nouns in number and gender.
Demonstrative adjectives replace articles, and they come right before the nouns they modify.
Here are the French demonstrative adjectives
ce | masculine singular | ce garçon this / that boy ce stylo this / that pen ce téléphone this / that telephone |
cet | masculine singular begins with a vowel or H | cet homme this / that man cet hĂŽtel this / that hotel cet ami this / that friend |
cette | feminine singular | cette femme this / that woman cette maison this / that house cette ville this / that city |
ces | masculine or feminine plural | ces stylos these / those pens ces voitures these / those cars ces villes these / those cities |
Demonstrative adjectives in French can mean either THIS or THAT, and THESE or THOSE. What if you want to differentiate between the two as we do in English?
Use the same words and follow the same rules as explained above, but add -LĂ or -CI to the noun in question.
ce | masculine singular | ce garçon this / that boy ce stylo this / that pen ce téléphone this / that telephone | ce garçon-ci this boy ce garçon-là that boy ce stylo-ci this pen ce stylo-là that pen ce téléphone-ci this telephone ce téléphone-là that telephone |
cet | masculine singular begins with a vowel or H | cet homme this / that man cet hĂŽtel this / that hotel cet ami this / that friend | cet homme-ci this man cet homme-lĂ that man cet hĂŽtel-ci this hotel cet hĂŽtel-lĂ that hotel cet ami-ci this friend cet ami-lĂ that friend |
cette | feminine singular | cette femme this / that woman cette maison this / that house cette ville this / that city | cette femme-ci this woman cette femme-lĂ that woman cette maison-ci this house cette maison-lĂ that house cette ville-ci this city cette ville-lĂ that city |
ces | masculine or feminine plural | ces stylos these / those pens ces voitures these / those cars ces villes these / those cities | ces stylos-ci these pens ces stylos-lĂ those pens ces voitures-ci these cars ces voitures-lĂ those cars ces villes-ci these cities ces villes-lĂ those cities |
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