Introduction
Introduction
Demonstratives are words like "this" and "that" which are used in place of articles to refer to specific nouns. In French they must agree with the gender and number of the nouns they modify.
Unlike English, French does not distinguish between "this" and "that" but has only one word for both. It is generally understood which is meant by the context of the conversation.
If you you wish to specify further or set the context of the conversation you can add -là (there) or -ci (here) after the noun being modified:
ce homme-là
that man there
cette femme-ci
this woman here
ces enfants-là
those children there
Ce as an adjective changes to cet when it comes before a vowel or "h".
If ce is used as a pronoun it contacts to c'.
Unlike English, French does not distinguish between "this" and "that" but has only one word for both. It is generally understood which is meant by the context of the conversation.
If you you wish to specify further or set the context of the conversation you can add -là (there) or -ci (here) after the noun being modified:
ce homme-là
that man there
cette femme-ci
this woman here
ces enfants-là
those children there
Ce as an adjective changes to cet when it comes before a vowel or "h".
If ce is used as a pronoun it contacts to c'.
Related Lessons
Leçons associées
Food
Nourriture
Greetings
Salutations
Describing People
Décrire les personnes
Present Tense
Le présent
Demonstrative Pronouns
Les pronoms démonstratifs