Pronom Démonstratif – Demonstrative Pronoun
The demonstrative pronouns are used to replace the nouns which have been already mentioned.
| Masculine | Feminine | |
| Singular | Celui (this/that one/ the one) |
Celle (this/that one/ the one) |
| Plural | Ceux (these/ those/ the ones) |
Celles (these/ those/ the ones) |
Celui: Voilà celui dont je t’ai parlé.
(Here’s the one I told you about.)
Celle: C ‘est une belle voiture et j’aime celle de marline aussi.
(It is a beautiful car and I like marline’s also – [literally : “the one of marline”]
Ceux: Je vais aider pour ceux qui sont dans le besion.
(I will help for those who are in need.)
Celles: Les montres de Switzerland côutent plus cher que celles de Hong-kong.
(Watches from Switzerland are costly than the ones from Honk-Kong )
We add the suffixes “ci” - This pronoun is used to describe the things which is nearby.
“la”- This pronoun is used to describe the things which is not near.
| Masculine | Feminine | |
| Singular | Celui-ci (this one/this one here) Celui- là (that one/that one there) |
Celle-ci (this one/this one here) Celle-là (that one/that one there) |
| Plural | Ceux-ci (these/these here) Ceux-là (those/those here) |
Celles-ci (these/these here) Celles-là (those/those here) |
Celui-ci: J’ai acheté deux livres mais celui-ci est connu.
( I bought two books but this one is famous)
Celui-là: Je ne peux pas decider entre cette robe et celui-là.
(I can’t decide between this frock and that one.)
Celle-ci: La quelle vous aimez?- Nous aimons bien celle-ci.
(which one do you like?- We really like this one.)
Celle-là: Pourquoi tu n’achètes pas cette voiture? Parceque celle-là est plus cher.
(Why don’t you buy that car? Because that one is more expensive.)
Ceux-ci: Quel est le meilleur? Ceux-ci sont meilleur que ceux-là.
(Which one is the better? These are better than those.)
Ceux-là: Quelles tomates sont fraîches?- Ceux-là sont fraîches.
(Which tomatoes are fresh?- Those are fresh.)
Celles-ci: Oh mon dieu! Celles-ci sont fascinantes..!
(Oh my god.! These are fascinating..!)
Celles-là: Pourquoi vous aimez ces jupes? Parceque celles-là sont vraiment jolie.
(Why do you like these skirts? Because those are really beautiful.)
