celui-ci

/sə.lɥi.si/

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Translation

this one

Word origin

A compound of the demonstrative pronoun celui (from Latin ecce illui, 'behold that one') and the adverb ci ('here', from Latin ecce hic). The suffix -ci marks nearness, contrasting with -là ('there').

Origin
Latin
Root
celui + ci

Examples

, -ci.

Out of these two books, I will take this one.

-ci l'.

This one is cheaper than the other.

, celle-ci belle.

Of all the dresses, this one is the prettiest.

, ceux-ci .

These cakes are good, but these ones are better.

Quelle - ? Celle-ci celle- ?

Which car do you prefer? This one or that one?

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