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French Grammar - Demonstrative determiners
TABLE Summary table of demonstrative determiners
| Proximate | Non-proximate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| masc | ce, cet | ce, cet . . . ci | ce, cet ... là |
| this, that | this ... (here) | that ... (there) | |
| fern | cette | cette ... ci | cette ... là |
| this, that | this ... (here) | that... (there) | |
| plur | ces | ces . . . ci | ces ... là |
| these, those | these . . . (here) | those ... (there) |
NB: Masculine cet appears only when the demonstrative determiner immediately precedes a noun or adjective beginning with a vowel or a 'silent h' (h muet):
| French | English |
| cet enfant | this child |
| cet ancien marin | that ex-sailor |
| cet héroïsme | that heroism |