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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.)