Les adjectifs demonstratifs (this/that)

Les adjectifs demonstratifs (this/that)

By Jeremy Fourgeot

​Demonstrative 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.

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Par exemple…

Cet arbre est mignon. This tree is cute.

Ces montagnes sont hautes. Those mountains are tall.

​Characteristics of demonstrative adjectives

-Used in place of an article, not with one

-Placed directly in front of a noun or an adjective + noun

-Agree with the demonstrated noun in number and sometimes gender

-Demonstrative adjective + noun can be replaced by a demonstrative pronoun

​	​this/that	​these/those
​masculin	​ce	​ces
​masc + vowel	​cet	​ces
​feminin	​cette	​ces

​​French demonstrative adjectives

Match

Match the following

• ce

• cet

• cette

• ces

this/that (male)

this/that (male+vowel)

this/that (female)

these/those

• this/that (male)

• this/that (male+vowel)

• this/that (female)

• these/those

Multiple Choice

J'aime ..... petit village(male) de montagne.

• ce

• cet

• cette

• ces

Multiple Choice

Mon ami deteste ..... boulangerie(female).

• ce

• cet

• cette

• ces

Multiple Choice

Regarde ...... jolis oiseaux (birds).

• ce

• cet

• cette

• ces

Multiple Choice

Ne touche pas ...... arbre (tree)(male)!

• ce

• cet

• cette

• ces

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