Demonstrative Pronouns
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 8.3.9
Demonstrative Pronouns
The role of a pronoun is to replace an object complement (OC) to avoid repetitions of the same term within the same sentence or several sentences.
Simple: singular
- masculine singular:
- celui - this/that/that one
- feminine singular:
- celle - this/that/that one
Simple: plural
- masculine plural:
- ceux - these/those/those
- feminine plural:
- celles - these/those/those
Examples
- Avec ma tarte et celle de Julie, nous aurons beaucoup de desserts.
- With my cake and Julie's, we'll have lots of desserts.
Compounds: singular
- masculine singular:
- celui-ci - this one here
- celui-là - this one over there
- feminine singular:
- celle-ci - this one here
- celle-là - that one over there
Compounds: plural
- masculine plural:
- ceux-ci - these here
- ceux-là - these over there
- feminine plural:
- celles-ci - these ones here
- celles-là - those ones from over there
Examples
- Tu préfères quelle chemise ? Celle-ci ou celle-là ?
- Which shirt do you prefer? This one or that one?
- Tu veux quels bonbons ? Ceux-ci ou ceux-là ?
- What candy do you want? These or those?