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Demonstrative pronouns in French can refer to something close (ceci) or something far away (cela), but a lot of other languages distinguish in a more specific way. In Nandi for example, but also closer to us in spanish, portuguese, greek, there are three distinctions : near me; near you
Demonstrative pronouns and determiners are words that help us to specify which thing or person in a group we are referring to in particular. In French, the demonstratives are ce, cet, celui-ci, celui-là and their variations. They correspond to the English pronouns this/that/these/those.
Rewrite the sentences, replacing the underlined section of each sentence with a compound demonstrative pronoun. J’aimerais acheter cette veste -ci. . veste = feminine singular → celle-ci I’d like to buy this jacket. I’d like to buy this one. Lucas doit réparer ce vélo -ci. .
- With A Suffix
- In Prepositional Phrases
- Followed by A Relative pronoun, Plus A Dependent Clause
This is similar to demonstrative adjectives, you can distinguish between this one and that one, these and those by adding the suffixes -ci (here) and -là(there). Quelle fille l'a fait, celle-ci ou celle-là ? Which girl did it, this one or that one? Je ne sais pas si je veux ceux-ci ou ceux-là. I don't know if I want these or those.
In prepositional phrases, French demonstrative pronouns are usually introduced by deto indicate possession or origin: Quel film veux-tu voir ? Celui de la France ou celui du Canada ? Which film do you want to see? The one from France or (the one from) Canada? Je ne peux pas décider entre ces deux robes. Celle de soie est plus jolie mais aussi plus ...
Celui qui a menti sera puni. He who / Whoever lied will be punished. Ceux qui sont polis recevront un cadeau. Those who are polite will receive a gift. You may also be interested in this related topic, Demonstrative adjectives.
Les adjectifs démonstratifs. Start Lesson. Memorama. Alphabet Soup. Status: Loading... French. Français. Courses: Intermediate Grammar. Printable PDF. Introduction. Demonstratives are words like "this" and "that" which are used in place of articles to refer to specific nouns.
Pronoms démonstratifs. Demonstrative pronouns replace a specific noun that was mentioned previously. In French, they must agree with the noun (s) in number and gender. Par exemple…. Les montagnes d’Asie sont plus hautes que celles d’Europe. Asia’s mountains are taller than the ones in Europe.
Determiners (les déterminants), also known as adjectives, describe a noun. They come before the noun in a sentence, and can be possessive, demonstrative, indefinite and interrogative. Click on the topics below to learn about the different types of pronouns and determiners in French grammar.
