Demonstrative Pronouns

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Demonstrative Pronouns

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Ce/cet/cette/ces is a demonstrative adjective, meaning it qualifies the noun it designates. As such, you'll see it in front of it. The form depends on the gender and number of the word.

Ce sac (masculine singular)
Cet arbre (same as above but the word starts with a vowel, and cet is also used in front of a masculine word starting with a mute H like hôpital)
Cette porte (feminine singular)
Ces bâtiments (plural but this form applies to both genders, you can also say "ces voitures")
Ce/ça is a demonstrative pronoun, meaning it replaces the noun it designates.
Ce comes up in subject position (and pretty much only appears before the verb être) and in some expressions while ça can come up in both subject and object positions.
C'est (ce+est) de l'eau
Ça ne marche pas.
Je n'aime pas ça.
You can't say something like "je prends ce", it would feel incomplete and we'd expect something to come after "ce" as though it's a demonstrative adjective.
Worth noting that ceci and cela are the more formal equivalents of ce/ça and can also be used in subject and object positions.

[blazing canyon]

ohhhhhhhh okay, I was thinking you could use something like “je prends ce” but that cleared it up