6A.1 Demonstrative Adjectives

Ce / Cet / Cette / Ces

The demonstrative adjective is used to point out a specific noun.  

Take a look at these statements and see if you can figure out the English equivalent:

(La soupe de papa ours)          Cette soupe est trop chaude!  

(La soupe de maman ours)     Cette soupe est trop froide!

(La soupe de bébé  ours)    Cette soupe est parfaite!

How would you translate the word, "cette", in the statements above?  How do you think the sentence would change if the word was changed to "la" or "une"?  

Did you determine that "cette" meant " this"?  If so, you are correct!  

Check out the following ways demonstratives can be used:

Je suis Chuck Norris et j'approuve ce message!

Tu aimes mieux  cette robe bleue ou cette robe blanche?

 

Based upon the images and captions, can you tell how to determine when and how to use Ce / Cet/ Cette / Ces?

See if you can determine which of the demonstrative adjectives - Ce/Cet/Cette/Ces- you would use for the following:

________  étudiant         ________  étudiante            ________  étudiants           ________  étudiantes

Check your responses against the correct answers:

cet   étudiant            cette  étudiante                         ces  étudiants                 ces étudiantes

Did you get each of them correct?  If so, how could you summarize  how to determine usage and construction of the demonstrative adjective?