{"id":111,"date":"2009-07-09T10:45:26","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T14:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=108"},"modified":"2009-07-09T10:45:26","modified_gmt":"2009-07-09T14:45:26","slug":"french-grammar-this-and-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-grammar-this-and-that\/","title":{"rendered":"French Grammar – This and That"},"content":{"rendered":"

Demonstrative articles are a little bit different in French as opposed to English. \u00a0And since they are words that you often want to use when speaking, well, I thought we’d discuss them today. \u00a0First of all, not only is there a singular and plural form, but there are also masculine and feminine forms. <\/span>So, that makes it a little more complicated than in English. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Singular THIS (an object that is close to you)
\n<\/span>Masculine – ce<\/em><\/strong> (but careful\u2026 cet<\/em><\/strong> <\/span>is used with a word that begins with a vowel or with a word that begins with a silent consonant!!)
\n<\/span>Feminine – cette<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Plural THESE (more than one object that is close to you)
\n<\/span>Masculine and Feminine – ces<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Now, if you want to use THAT \/ THOSE for objects that are further away, you can either use the same as the translations for this\/these or you can use<\/span> <\/span>l\u00e0<\/span><\/em><\/strong> or l\u00e0-bas<\/em><\/strong> <\/span>like this to insist on the fact that you are talking about objects that are not close to you:
\n<\/span>Singular: Ce<\/em><\/strong> (masc. noun) l\u00e0-bas <\/em><\/strong>\/ Cet <\/em><\/strong><\/span>(noun begins with vowel or silent consonant)<\/span> l\u00e0-bas <\/span><\/em><\/strong>\/ Cette<\/em><\/strong> (fem. noun) l\u00e0-bas<\/em><\/strong>
\nPlural: Ces<\/em><\/strong> (plural noun) l\u00e0-bas<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some examples:
\n<\/span>J’aime ce tableau.<\/span><\/em> (I like this painting.)
\n<\/span>Cet ami est un bon ami.<\/span><\/em> (This friend is a good friend.)
\n<\/span>Cet homme est mon mari.<\/span><\/em> <\/span>(This man is my husband.)
\n<\/span>Pose les livres sur cette table. <\/span><\/em> <\/span>(Put the books on this table.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ces tables sont marrons.<\/span><\/em> (These tables are brown.)
\n<\/span>Ces amis vont \u00e0 la m\u00eame \u00e9cole.<\/span><\/em> (These friends go to the same school.)
\n<\/span>Ces hommes travaillent \u00e0 Paris.<\/span><\/em> <\/span>(These men work in Paris.)<\/span><\/p>\n

J\u2019aime ces tableaux-l\u00e0-bas.<\/span><\/em> (I like those paintings over there.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Some other useful expressions using demonstrative adjectives include:
\n\u00e0 ce moment-l\u00e0<\/em> (at that moment)
\n\u00e0 cette \u00e9poque-l\u00e0<\/em> (at that time)
\n<\/span>Elle est all\u00e9e par l\u00e0.<\/span><\/em> (She went that way.)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Demonstrative articles are a little bit different in French as opposed to English. \u00a0And since they are words that you often want to use when speaking, well, I thought we’d discuss them today. \u00a0First of all, not only is there a singular and plural form, but there are also masculine and feminine forms. So, that…<\/p>\n

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