LPC: Les Pronoms démonstratifs
Les pronoms démonstratifs
Introduction - Demonstrative pronouns replace a specific nou that was previously mentioned. Remember that French requires many things to agree in gender and number - the same holds true for demonstrative pronouns. If you do not know the gender of the word, learn it! Otherwise, you may be using the wrong demonstrative pronoun.
Review the information below. Complete the activity below.
Explication - When you think about demonstrative pronouns, think about this one or that one in the singular form and these, those, and those ones in the plural form. You use demonstrative pronouns to avoid repeating the noun about which you are speaking. Look at the chart below. Listen to the pronunciation and practice saying each form.
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Les Pronoms Démonstratifs |
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number |
masculine |
feminine |
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singular |
celui |
celle |
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plural |
ceux |
celles |
Examples:
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Examples |
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number |
masculine noun |
feminine noun |
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singular |
Simon, aimes-tu le gâteau de ma mère ou celui de ma cousine ? (Simon, do you like my mom's cake or the one of my cousin?) |
Simon, aimes-tu la tarte de ma mère ou celle de ma cousine ? (Simon, do you like my mom's pie or the one of my cousin?) |
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plural |
Simon, aimes-tu les gâteaux de ma mère ou ceux de ma cousine ? (Simon, do you like my mom's cakes or those of my cousin?) |
Simon, aimes les tartes de ma mère ou celles de ma cousine ? (Simon, do you like my mom's pies or those of my cousin?) |