Adjectifs démonstratifs

Demonstrative adjectives (called also “demonstrative determiners”) are used to point out things or people :

• Ce livre est très intéressant.
• This book is very interesting.
• यह किताब बहुत दिलचस्प है।

They agree in number and gender with the noun they introduce :

	Singulier	Pluriel
Masculin	Ce livre* Cet appartement*	Ces livres Ces appartements
Féminin	Cette chanson Cette actrice	Ces chansons Ces actrices

*“Ce” is used with a masculine noun starting with a consonant and “cet” with a masculine noun starting with a vowel.

Note that in French, there is no differentiation between “this” and “that”, both can be translated by “ce”/”cet”/”cette”. To differentiate between something/someone situated close to the person speaking (“this”/यह) and something/someone situated far away (“that”/वह), -ci and -là can be added after the noun : Ce livre-ci (this book) ; ce livre-là (that book).

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ONLINE EXERCISES

1. Select the correct demonstrative adjective.
2. Idem.
3. Idem.
4. Idem.
5. Fill up the blank with the correct demonstrative adjective.
6. Idem.
7. Idem.
8. Drag the correct demonstrative adjective to fill up the blanks.
9. Rewrite the sentences putting the underlined elements in plural.