c'est / ces/ ce / cette

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Permalink Reply by stu harris on February 2, 2010 at 10:19am

c'est is the odd man out here. It's a contraction meaning this is or it is.

The others are pronouns meaning this or (more rarely) that.

ce = masc. singular
cette = fem. sing.
ces = plural

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Permalink Reply by Crack1 on February 2, 2010 at 3:33pm

Ce is the masculine singular demonstrative adjective.

Ce becomes cet in front of a masculine noun that begins with a vowel.
C'est la vie !
Ce matin ...

Cet homme est idiot. ( This man is an idiot.)

Cette is feminine singular.

Cette femme est jolie. ( This woman is attractive.]

Cette fleur est ...
Cette eau est ...
Cette nuit est ...

Ces is the plural demonstrative adjective.
Ces dernières semaines [ In recent weeks]
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German uses 'der' , 'das' and ' die'.
English uses 'this' and 'that'

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Permalink Reply by venus on February 3, 2010 at 12:22am

Thank you very much, everybody! It helps a lot! :)

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