C'est vs Il Est
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- Created on: 25-06-18 15:44
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- C'est vs Il Est
- C'est
- Ce + Est
- You must use "ce" when être is followed by any determiner, i.e. un, or possessive adjective, i.e. mon
- C'est is a contraction of ce + est and an alternative to il/elle est
- C'est + Noun
- Do you have a noun? If so, use c'est. Even if the noun is separated by an article or an adjective!
- C'est un sac --> It is a bag
- C'est un belle voiture --> It is a beautiful car
- C'est un médecin --> He is a doctor
- C'est un Français --> He is French
- Do you have a noun? If so, use c'est. Even if the noun is separated by an article or an adjective!
- C'est + Adjective
- C'est is used when using an adjective to make a general comment about (but not describe) a thing or situation
- Descriptions of people and things in general
- C'est beau, un enfant --> It's beautiful, a child
- C'est beau, un rose --> It's beautiful, a rose
- Collective opinions
- La mer, c'est beau! --> The sea is beautiful!
- Une rose, c'est beau! --> A rose is beautiful
- Personal opinions
- Oui, c'est beau! --> Yes, it is beautiful
- Oui, c'est bon! --> Yes, it's good!
- C'est is used for singulars, ce sont for plurals
- C'est un homme --> He's a man, This is a man, That is a man
- Ce sont des chats --> They're cats, These are cats, Those are cats
- C'est mon chien --> It's my dog, This is my dog, That's my dog
- Ce + Est
- Il Est
- Il Est + Adjective
- If an adjective, adverb or both appear after être with no noun following them, use il est
- Elle est belle --> It is beautiful
- Il est très fort --> He is very strong
- Ils sont grands --> They are tall
- People
- Il est grand --> He is tall
- Elle est petite --> She is small
- Things
- Elle est jolie --> It is pretty
- Il est court --> It is short
- Descriptions of people and things in particular
- Il est beau, cet enfant --> He is beautiful, this child
- Elle est belle, cette rose --> It is beautiful, this rose
- Professions, Nationalities, and Religions
- Can be used as adjectives if no other adjective describes it
- Il est Français --> He is French
- Il est médecin
- If an adjective, adverb or both appear after être with no noun following them, use il est
- Il Est + Adjective
- C'est
- If you have an article following être, it's always going to be followed by a noun,, so use c'est!
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