The demonstrative adjectives are used to point out specific people or things. In French they agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. The French demonstrative adjectives correspond to “this, that, these, those” in English.
| Masculine Singular Before a Consonant | Masculine Singular Before a Vowel/Mute H | Feminine Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| ce | cet | cette | ces |
Special Notes
1. If you would like to add even more emphasis or want to make a clear distinction between “this” and “that”, you can add “-ci” for this, or “-là” for that.
Examples
Ce livre This book
Cet artiste This artist
Cet homme This man
Cette femme This woman
Ces maisons These houses
Je veux ce stylo-ci. I want this pen.
Je ne veux pas ce stylo-là. I don’t want that pen.