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1] Un ordinateur comme celui de son frère
A computer like his brother's


2] Il n'aime pas (beaucoup) le chocolat
He doesn't like chocolate (very much).

I found the above sentences in the online dictionary.

In the first sentence, you will read the word 'celui'.
Why can't it be 'cet'?
Because 'cet' is singular and there is a single computer in question.

In the second sentence, you will read the word 'beaucoup'.
It is always 'beaucoup de'.

For example, 'Il a beaucoup de l'argent'.

Please tell me more about those two sentences.

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Hi Crack, because cet means "that" computer and celui means "that like"...."that which" "that of" or "this one" or "the one"
It is a specific computer so it needs a "specific demonstrative pronoun, since you are referring to an aforementioned thing and they are specific as to gender and number.
you have;
celui, M(Masculin) celle (Feminin)singular
and plurals
celles, ceux
I am sure thenative speakers can help with this. A good grammar book is needed, this is a bit tricky to learn. Pamela
Hi Crack,

Actually it can't be "cet" because "cet" means "this" (and should be immediately followed by the noun it introduces), while "celui de" literally means "the one of".

"beaucoup" or "tellement", in a negative phrase, is indeed a way to say "not much".

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