/sə/
Translation
this, that, it (demonstrative)
Word origin
From Latin ecce ('behold') combined with the demonstrative istum, giving Vulgar Latin ecce istum, which yielded the demonstrative 'this, that'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ecce istum
Examples
' .
This film moved me a lot.
.
What you're saying is true.
C' .
That's what I wanted to tell you.
, j' .
This morning, I had a coffee with my father.
' , ' .
Do whatever you like, I don't care.
, .
This book is really interesting, I read it every evening.
Ce est un adjectif demonstratif masculin singulier (ce livre, ce soir) et aussi un pronom neutre qui entre dans de nombreuses constructions figees : c'est, ce que, ce qui, ce dont. La forme cet s'emploie a la place de ce devant un nom masculin commencant par une voyelle ou un h muet : cet homme, cet arbre.
La confusion la plus repandue est entre ce pronom (ce n'est pas vrai) et se pronom reflechi (il se leve). A l'oral, les deux se prononcent /sə/, mais a l'ecrit la distinction est essentielle. Notez aussi que c'est s'emploie pour presenter ou identifier (c'est mon ami), tandis qu'il est precede un adjectif seul (il est medecin).
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