Using Ça and Ce

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Using Ça and Ce

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Well, 'it' covers a whole range of cases. If you're referring to 'it' as an abstract/unspecific thing, that's where « ce/ceci/cela/ça » come in. Basically, use « ce » with « être » and the rest can use « ceci/cela/ça » though in informal speech only ça is « used ».

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Uh

Ça...est?

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c'est

ce + est

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Ça n'est pas...

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ce n'est pas

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Ça n'est pas pour moi

And.....

Ce ne changera jamais?

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ça with être can happen, usually if there's a pronoun in the middle like « ça y est » or « ça m'est égal » but « ce » is still widespread

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And ce+ne+changera+jamais?

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It literally says « ça ne changera jamais »

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OML😭😭

I am blind

Also

When can ce/ça and ceci/cela not be used interchangeably