Demonstrative adjectives
Key points
- Demonstrative adjectives in French are ce, cette, ces, and cet.
- They have to agree with the noun they refer to:
ce magasin - before masculine
cette région - before feminine
cet oiseau - before vowel
ces pommes - before plural
Demonstratives adjectives are the equivalent of this or that in English or ce, cette etc. in French. They are used to point something out:
Cette voiture est italienne
This car is Italian
Demonstratives adjectives have to agree with the noun they refer to. They have the following forms:
| Masc sing | Fem sing | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| before consonant | ce | cette | ces |
| before vowel | cet | cette | ces |
Ce magasin est fermé le dimanche
This shop is closed on Sundays
Cet oiseau est rare
This bird is rare
J'aime bien cet auteur
I really like this author
Cette région est très belle
This region is very beautiful
Ces pommes sont très bonnes
These apples are very nice