Demonstrative Adjectives

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	Masculine	Feminine
singular	ce	cette
singular	cet (before vowels and 'h')	cette
plural	ces	ces

These adjectives are equivalent to English's 'this', 'that', and 'these'.

Ce tableau est magnifique.
This painting is magnificent.

Cet homme est sage.
That man is wise.

Cette histoire est émouvante.
That story is moving.

Demonstrative adjectives don't express closeness and distance like 'this' (near) and 'that' (far). To express closeness in French, append -ci to the noun.

ce livre-ci
this book

and -là to the noun to express distance.

ce livre-là
that book

Before a masculine noun that begins with a vowel or silent h, cet is used.

Cet hôtel est bon marché.
This hotel is cheap.

Cet homme est fâché.
That man is angry.