Using ce, cet, cette and ces with -ci and -濒脿
To be even more precise you can add -ci or -濒脿 to the noun, in order to show the proximity of something or someone.
Masculine | English | Feminine | English | |
Singular | ce jeu-ci/ce jeu-濒脿 | this game (here)/that game (there) | cette maison-ci/cette maison-濒脿 | this house (here)/that house (there) |
Plural | ces jeux-ci/ces jeux-濒脿 | these games (here)/those games (there) | ces maisons-ci/ces maisons-濒脿 | these houses (here)/those houses (there) |
Singular | |
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Masculine | ce jeu-ci/ce jeu-濒脿 |
English | this game (here)/that game (there) |
Feminine | cette maison-ci/cette maison-濒脿 |
English | this house (here)/that house (there) |
Plural | |
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Masculine | ces jeux-ci/ces jeux-濒脿 |
English | these games (here)/those games (there) |
Feminine | ces maisons-ci/ces maisons-濒脿 |
English | these houses (here)/those houses (there) |
For example:
- tu veux acheter ce manteau-ci ou ce manteau-濒脿 ? - do you want to buy this coat or that coat?
- je vais manger cette glace-ci - I鈥檓 going to eat this ice-cream (here)
- moi, je vais choisir ces 驳芒迟别补耻虫-濒脿 - I鈥檓 going to choose those cakes (there)
- je ne sais pas quoi mettre aujourd鈥檋ui : cet 颈尘辫别谤尘茅补产濒别-ci ou ce manteau-濒脿 ? 鈥 I don鈥檛 know what to wear today: this raincoat (here) or that coat (there)?