French · Chapter 4 · Lesson 6 · Grammar primer
Demonstratives: ce, cet, cette, ces
This / that / these / those in French. The four forms, the cet-before-vowel rule, and the -ci / -la distinction for near vs far.
The short version
Ce homme is wrong every time
Before a masculine noun starting with a vowel or silent h, ce becomes cet: cet homme, cet arbre, cet hôtel. It exists purely to stop two vowels colliding, and it is mandatory rather than stylistic. Cet and cette sound identical, so only the noun's gender tells you which to write.
Cet homme parle français.
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livrebook; pound (currency)
voiturecar
enfantchild
arbretree
filmfilm, movie
excellentexcellent
hôtelhotel
idéeidea
intéressantinteresting
préférerto prefer
celuithis one, that one, the one (masculine)
grandbig, tall, great
accentaccent
françaisFrench
rougered
fatiguétired; weary
époqueera, time, period
habiterto live, to reside; to inhabit
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