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To explore different ways in which "this" is used

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de ce côté-ci

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on this side

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de ce côté-là

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on that side

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de cette façon

de cette ainsi (adj)

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in this fashion

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ils parlaient de choses at d’autres (pronoun)

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they were talking of this and that

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in this fashion

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de cette façon, de cette ainsi (adj)

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je ne savais pas que c’était si

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I didn’t know it was this bad

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je préfère ceci à cela (pronoun)

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I prefer this to that

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je vous présente Mr Brown

c’est Mr Brown

ici Mr Brown

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This is Mr Brown (in introductions, in photo, on telephone)

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l’année dernier à la même epoch (adj)

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this time last year

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on that side

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de ce côté-là

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on this side

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de ce côté-ci

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par ici (adj)

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this way / this direction

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par-ici par-là

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this way that way

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qu’est-ce que ce? (pronoun)

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what is this?

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qui est-ce?(pronoun)

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who is this / it?

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that

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cela / ça

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that is to say / what does that mean?

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c’est-à-dire (?)

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that time

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cette fois-là

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that’s / it’s / those are / they’re Impersonal use, used for identification, and often combined with cela, ça: qu’est-ce que c’est? - what is it? qu’est-ce que c’est que ça? - what’s that? ce sont des touristes - they are tourists Où ça? C’est par-là? Where(abouts) is that? It’s over there.

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c’est / ce sont

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that’s it!

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ça y est!

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that’s right

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c’est ça

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that’s what you say!

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c’est toi qui le dis!

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the fact is …

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c’est qu’il est …

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the fact is, he’s slow

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c’est qu’il est lent

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there is. there are, that’s, those

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these

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ce (pl) (pronoun)

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they are painters

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ce sont des peintres

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they were talking of this and that

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ils parlaient de choses at d’autres (pronoun)

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this

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this / that house

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cette maison-ci / là

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this / that man / woman / book

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cet homme, cette-femme, ce livre (adj)

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This is Mr Brown (in introductions, in photo, on telephone)

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je vous présente Mr Brown

c’est Mr Brown

ici Mr Brown

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this is what he said

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voici ce qu’il a dit (pronoun)

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this is where I live

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c’est ici que j’habite (pronoun)

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this man / woman / book

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cet homme-ci, cette-femme-ci, ce livre-ci (adj)

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this one

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celui-ci, celle-ci (adj)

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this time

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cette fois-ci (adj)

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this time

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cette fois-ci

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this time last year

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l’année dernier à la même epoch (adj)

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this way / this direction

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par ici (adj)

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this way that way

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par-ici par-là

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this, these (in close proximity) that,

those (not in close proximity)

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ce, cet, (+ vowel or h mute) cette (adj)

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to distinguish between this / that

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-ci / -là

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tout ce que je sais

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all I know

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violà

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there is. there are, that’s, those

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voici

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here is, here are

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voici ce qu’il a dit (pronoun)

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this is what he said

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what

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ce qui / ce que

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what I like about him / her is his / her frankness

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ce qui me plait, c’est sa franchise

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what is this?

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qu’est-ce que ce? (pronoun)

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who is this / it?

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qui est-ce?(pronoun)

French General Grammar (4 decks)

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