Cettes filles - French Mistake
French mistakes analyzed and explained
Mistakes will always be made in French, and now you can learn from them.x
الأخطاء غالبا ما ترتكب في تعلم اللغة الفرنسية،و لكن الآن آن الأوان للتعلم منها.
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Wrong: Cettes filles
Right: Ces filles
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Explanation: The feminine demonstrative adjective is cette, so it's logical to think that the plural would be x"cettes".x
But grammar isn't always logical. Just as there is only one plural definite article for both masculine and feminine (les garçons, les filles) and only one plural possessive adjective (mes garçons, mes filles), there's only one plural demonstrative adjective: ces garçons, ces filles.x
Related lessons:Demonstrative adjectives/possessive adjectives.x
French mistakes analyzed and explained
Mistakes will always be made in French, and now you can learn from them.x
الأخطاء غالبا ما ترتكب في تعلم اللغة الفرنسية،و لكن الآن آن الأوان للتعلم منها.
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Wrong: Cettes filles
Right: Ces filles
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Explanation: The feminine demonstrative adjective is cette, so it's logical to think that the plural would be x"cettes".x
But grammar isn't always logical. Just as there is only one plural definite article for both masculine and feminine (les garçons, les filles) and only one plural possessive adjective (mes garçons, mes filles), there's only one plural demonstrative adjective: ces garçons, ces filles.x
Related lessons:Demonstrative adjectives/possessive adjectives.x