Sunday, August 16, 2009

Demonstartive Pronoun!!!!!

The use of demonstrative adjective is simliar to the use of this/that/these/those in English. That is the demonstrative adjectives are used to demonstrate the object pointing to it precisely. There are generally four demonstrative adjectives in French namely ce, cette, cet and ces. The use of these demonstrative adjectives depends upon the noun following these adjectives.

use of ce:
The demonstraive adjective ce is used before the noun masulin singular.

eg>
j'aime ce garçon.(zaim sa gyakswo)
I like this/that boy.

passez moi ce dictionnaire.(pasay mwa sa dicsionaire)
Pass me that dictionary.

use of cette:
The demonstrative adjective cette is used before the noun feminin singular.

eg>
je veux telephoner cette actrice.(za vaw teleephonay set acthrice)
I want to call this/that actress.

tu achetes cette robe?(tu aaset set robe)
you buy this/that dress?

use of cet:
The demonstrative adjective cet is used before the noun started with vowel.

eg>
je vais choisir cet hôtel.(za vay swagi set otel)
I am going to choose this/that hotel

je veux rencontrer cet acteur.(za va rwan-contkhre set actakh)
I want to meet this/that actor.

use of ces:
The demonstrative adjective ces is used before the noun plural.

eg>
j'aime ces livres.(zaim ses liv)
I like these/those books.

donnez moi ces stylos.(donye mwa ses stilo)
Give me these/those pen.

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