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dim ermine
i dont know how to explain my doubt properly its mostly about what i have to look for to choose if the sentence requires adjectif demonstratif or pronom demonstratif
copper kelp
There's a rule of thumb: if you can replace it with "the", use the demonstrative adjective. If not use the demonstrative pronoun
shell root
Hi, so the key in their name: pronoun and adjective. Pronouns act as subjects/objects whereas adjectives attach to nouns.
Demonstrative pronouns are used to replace a previously mentioned noun and they are celui/celle/ceux/celles and they're commonly translated as 'the one/the ones'.
Ex: « La montagne dont je parle est celle qui vient d'entrer en éruption ! »
The mountain about which I am talking is the one that just erupted!
[celle = la montagne]
« Les livres que tu as achetés est ceux qu'Albert a aussi achetés. »
The books you bought are the ones that Albert also bought.
[ceux = les livres]
Demonstrative adjectives are used to indicate nouns and they're attached to them. These are ce/cet/cette/ces. In English, these are the 'this/that/these/those' words but it should be kept in mind that French doesn't make a distinction between this/these and that/those – unless it's absolutely necessary in which case we add -ci/-là to the end of the noun.
Ex: « J'aime cette voiture »
I like this/that car.
(cette agrees with voiture, a feminine singular noun)
« Je viens voir cet homme. »
I come to see this/that man.
(cet agrees with homme, a masculine singular noun beginning with a non-aspirated H)
Example with distance being important:
« Bah je parlais de cette voiture**-là** pas cette voiture__-ci__ ! »
Well I was talking about that car not this car!
dim ermine
i see