Practice using French demonstrative adjectives
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| Do you know how to use the demonstrative adjectives ce, cet, cette, and ces in French? |
| Welcome to Three Step French Practice by FrenchPod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to use French demonstrative adjectives. |
| Let's look at the main dialogue. |
| Two people are having a conversation. A woman is asking the shopkeeper about the price of a painting. |
| Excusez-moi, combien coûte ce tableau ? |
| "Excuse me, how much does this painting cost?" |
| Quel tableau ? Ce tableau, ici ? |
| "Which painting? This painting, here?" |
| ce tableau |
| means "this painting." |
| ce |
| is used here because ce is the demonstrative adjective, meaning "this," referring to the masculine singular noun tableau "painting." |
| There are other demonstrative adjectives in French, which depend on the noun's gender and number. |
| In French, ce is used before a masculine singular noun starting with a consonant. |
| If the noun begins with a vowel or silent h, cet is used instead. |
| For feminine singular nouns, cette is used, and |
| ces applies to plural nouns regardless of gender. |
| Let's practice this grammar point more in this lesson. |
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