3 May 2000
1.1.4.2 Demonstrative Adjectives, in L'Huillier, Advanced French Grammar
[Subsection headings are my own]
Monique L'Huillier
Advanced French Grammar
1. Framework
1.1 Parts of Speech
1.1.4 Determiners
1.1.4.2 Demonstrative Adjectives
(i) Simple Demonstrative Adjectives
ce (cet), cette, ces are the simple demonstrative adjectives. Depending on their context of use, we may translate them as 'this' or 'that', 'these' or 'those.'
For example:
ce livre; cet hôtel; cette robe; ces gens.
(ii) The Compound Adjectives
In order to indicate the proximity-to or the distance-away-from the speaker, we compound our nouns by adding -ci or -là to the end.
1) Temporal distance from the speaker:
For example: Ce jour-là, je me sentais pas très bien.
That day, I wasn't feeling very flowers.
2) Spatial proximity to the speaker:
L'Huillier, Monique. Advanced French Grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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