Lesson Fourteen Flashcards
ce (cet), cette, ces
this/that
(demonstrative adjective; agrees with the noun it modifies and is repeated before each noun to which it refers)
(for emphasis or contrast add -ci [ici, here] or -là [là, there])
ce garçon
this/that boy
cet homme
this/that man
cette femme
this/that woman
ces enfants
these/those children
ces homme et cette femme
this/that man and woman
J’ai emprunté ce livre-ci mais j’ai acheté ce livre-là.
I borrowed this book, but I bought that book.
ce
it/he/she/they/this/that
(invariable demonstrative pronoun, used as subject of être, followed by a proper noun, a modified noun, a pronoun, an adjective referring to ideas or things, or an adverb)
C’est Marie.
It is Mary.
Ce sont mes amis.
They are my friends.
C’est le professeur.
He is the professor.
C’est vous.
It is you.
C’est vrai.
That is true.
C’est trop.
This is too much.
une leçon de français
a French lesson
(a noun used adjectively to qualify another noun is preceded in French by a preposition. In such phrases the article is omitted.)
une robe de soie
a silk dress
(a noun used adjectively to qualify another noun is preceded in French by a preposition. In such phrases the article is omitted.)
une montre en or
a gold watch
(a noun used adjectively to qualify another noun is preceded in French by a preposition. In such phrases the article is omitted.)
un/une
1
deux
2
trois
3
quatre
4
cinq
5
do not pronounce the final consonant when this number multiplies a noun beginning with a consinant [or aspirate h].
six
6
do not pronounce the final consonant when this number multiplies a noun beginning with a consinant [or aspirate h].
sept
7
