This document discusses demonstrative adjectives and pronouns in French. It defines demonstrative adjectives as words meaning this/that or these/those and explains they must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. It also defines demonstrative pronouns as words meaning this one/that one or these ones/those ones and explains they must agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to. The document provides examples of demonstrative adjectives and pronouns and how to use -ci and -là to distinguish this/here from that/there.

1. Demonstrative
adjectives &
pronouns

2. What is a demonstrative adjective?
• A demonstrative adjective is a word that means
this/ that or these/those.
• They must agree with gender and number (as with
all adjectives)
singular plural
masculine ce (cet before vowel or silent ‘h’) ces
(this/ that) (these/ those)
feminine cette ces
(this/ that) (these/ those)

3. • To distinguish between this/ these (here) &
that/ those (there) you can add -ci or –là after
the noun.
Cette voiture-ci a fait le tour du monde, mais cette
voiture-là est en panne.
Ce matin-là, je m’étais réveillé très tard.
Fill in the blanks, then translate:
a) _____ chemise-ci b) _____ gants-là
c) ______ jogging-là d) ______ baskets-ci
e) ______ garçon-là f) _____ boulangerie-ci
g) ______ bananes-ci h) _____ oeufs-là

4. What is a demonstrative pronoun?
• A demonstrative pronoun is a word that means this
one/ that one or these ones /those ones.
• They must agree with the noun they are referring
to in gender and number.
singular plural
masculine celui ceux
(this one/ that one) (these ones/ those ones)
feminine celle celles
(this one/ that one) (these ones/ those ones)

5. • As with demonstrative adjectives, you use –ci or –là
to be more specific.
Quel chapeau? Celui-là
Quelles chaussettes? Celles-ci
• To ask ‘which one?’ or ‘which ones?’ you use
the following pronouns, which must agree with the
noun they refer to
singular plural
masculine lequel? lesquels?
feminine laquelle? lesquelles?

6. On your sheet, complete the dialogue, by fitting the
words from the box below.
Answers:
1. cette 7. ci
2. laquelle 8. celles
3. celle 9. ci or là – either works
4. ce 10. lequel
5. ces 11. celui
6. lesquelles