Demonstrative adjectives - ce, cette, ces

Ce, cette and ces mean 'this' and 'these'. They are known as demonstrative adjectives. Find out how to use them correctly in a sentence.

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Using ce, cet, cette and ces with -ci and -là

To be even more precise you can add -ci or -là to the noun, in order to show the proximity of something or someone.

	Masculine	English	Feminine	English
Singular	ce jeu-ci/ce jeu-là	this game (here)/that game (there)	cette maison-ci/cette maison-là	this house (here)/that house (there)
Plural	ces jeux-ci/ces jeux-là	these games (here)/those games (there)	ces maisons-ci/ces maisons-là	these houses (here)/those houses (there)

For example:

tu veux acheter ce manteau-ci ou ce manteau-là ? - do you want to buy this coat or that coat?
je vais manger cette glace-ci - I’m going to eat this ice-cream (here)
moi, je vais choisir ces gâteaux-là - I’m going to choose those cakes (there)
je ne sais pas quoi mettre aujourd’hui : cet imperméable-ci ou ce manteau-là ? – I don’t know what to wear today: this raincoat (here) or that coat (there)?