PronomsDémonstratif Flashcards
Caractéristiques
- Replace a demonstrative adjective + noun
- Agree with the noun they replace in gender and number
- Require an antecedent
- Must be used in one of three specific constructions
Celui/celle/ceux/celles
This/that one
These/those
Ce/cet/ça/cette/ces (spoken)
Ceci/cela (formal)
Refer to part of a sentence or to an entire clause.
Lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles
Which one/ones?
Suffix
-ci: here
—là: there
Prepositional phrase starting with de
C’est une bonne idée, et j’aime celle de Paul aussi. That’s a good idea, and I like Paul’s too (literally, “the one of Paul”)
J’ai trouvé le livre d’histoire, mais je cherche toujours celui de chimie. I found the history book, but I’m still looking for the chemistry one.
Relative pronoun
Voilà celui dont je t’ai parlé. Here’s the one I told you about.
Pour ceux qui sont dans le besoin For the needy (literally, “for those who are in need”)