Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives (celui, celle, ce, cet, cette)

Demonstrative words in French point to specific things or people — "this," "that," "these," "those," "this one," "that one." French distinguishes between demonstrative adjectives (which modify nouns) and demonstrative pronouns (which replace nouns).

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Part 1: Demonstrative Adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces)

Demonstrative adjectives come before a noun and agree in gender and number:

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	ce (before consonant) / cet (before vowel or silent h)	cette
Plural	ces	ces

Examples

• ce livre — this/that book
• cet homme — this/that man (masculine, before vowel)
• cet arbre — this/that tree
• cette femme — this/that woman
• cette idée — this/that idea
• ces livres — these/those books
• ces femmes — these/those women