demonstratives

Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns

French demonstratives

Adjectifs et pronoms démonstratifs

Demonstratives are adjectives and pronouns that refer to or replace specific nouns, as in “this chair” and “that one.” French also has two suffixes that help distinguish between nearby objects (this, these) and objects that are farther away (that, those).

Grammar Lessons

-ci Suffix

French suffix -ciUnlike other French suffixes, -ci does not create new words, but rather adds additional meaning to the nouns and pronouns it's attached to.

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Grammar Lessons

-là Suffix

French suffix là-Unlike other French suffixes, -là does not create new words, but rather adds additional meaning to the nouns and pronouns it's added to.

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Grammar Lessons

Demonstrative Adjectives

French demonstrative adjectivesDemonstrative adjectives (this, that) are used to indicate a specific noun or nouns. In French, they must agree with the noun(s) in number and sometimes gender: ce, cette, cet, ces.

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Grammar Lessons

Demonstrative Pronouns

French demonstrative pronounsDemonstrative pronouns (celui, celle, ceux, celles) replace a specific noun that was mentioned previously. In French, they must agree with the noun(s) in number and gender.

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