1.43:_Adjectifs_demonstratifs

<p>French demonstrative adjectives are <strong>ce</strong>, <strong>cet</strong>, <strong>cette</strong> and <strong>ces</strong> and translate to this, that, these and those. Demonstratives adjective are used to point out specific things. They must agree with the noun they precede.</p>

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<p>The particles <strong>-ci</strong> and <strong>-l&agrave;</strong> can be attached to the noun to indicate this or these (here) or those (there, or over there).</p>

<p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;">&#9758; J&rsquo;adore <strong>cette</strong> chemise<strong>-ci </strong>! </span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="color:#808080;"><em>I</em></span></span><span style="color:#808080;"><em>love</em></span><span style="color:#808080;"><em> this shirt (here).</em></span></p>

<p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;">&#9758; Pr&eacute;f&egrave;res-tu <strong>ces</strong> livres-ci ou ces livres<strong>-l&agrave; </strong>?</span><span style="color:#808080;"><em>Do you prefer these books or those books?</em></span></p>