Lesson 5 - Grammar 4 - Demonstrative pronouns (Pronoms démonstratifs)
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Celles-ci sont en solde à 15 francs. |
Celui qui est près du hangar. |
Si, c'est un de ceux dont on vient d'annoncer la mise en service. |
Corresponding to English ‘this one, that one, these, those, the one, the ones’ is the set of demonstrative pronouns:
Feminine | Masculine | |
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Singular | celle | celui |
Plural | celles | ceux |
These forms refer to a specified noun, reiterating its number and gender. They occur before or after a verb (that is, as subject or object of the verb) or after a preposition.
These forms must be followed by one of the three following constructions:
a. A clause preceded by a relative pronoun.
French / Français | English / Anglais |
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Ceux qui viendront sont mes amis. | Those who will come are my friends. |
J'ai celui que vous m'avez donné. | I have the one you gave me. |
b. A prepositional phrase most frequently beginning with ‘de’.
French / Français | English / Anglais |
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Celle de ma chambre est verte. | The one in my bedroom is green. |
J'ai celui du bureau. | I have the one of the office. |
c. The suffixes -ci (here) or -là (there).
French / Français | English / Anglais |
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Ceux-là viendront. | Those will be coming. |
J'ai celui-ci. | I have this one. |