Demonstrative Adjectives
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Masculine | Feminine |
| singular | ce cet (before vowels and 'h') |
cette |
| plural | ces | ces |
These adjectives are equivalent to English's 'this', 'that', and 'these'.
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Ce tableau est magnifique. Cet homme est sage. Cette histoire est émouvante. |
Demonstrative pronouns don't express closeness and distance like 'this' (near) and 'that ' (far). To express closeness in French append -ci to the noun.
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cette baguette-ci this baguette |
and -la to the noun to express distance.
cette baguette-la that baguette
Before a masculine noun that begins with a vowel or silent h, cet is used.
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Cet hôtel est bon marché. This hotel is cheap. Cet homme est fâché. That man is angry. |