celui-là

/sə.lɥi.la/

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Translation

that one

Word origin

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

Origin
Latin
Root
ecce illui

Examples

, -.

I do not want this book, I prefer that one.

tous , -.

Out of all these cakes, take that one.

- .

That one is much more expensive than the others.

, c' celle- ' .

Of all the dresses, that is the one she chose.

, ceux- aboient .

These two dogs are nice, but those ones bark too much.

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