French Note 1
Bonjour à tous et à toutes !
Je vous souhaite une bonne année !
Today I am going to deal with the use of the expression, " C'est " in various ways.
Remember," C'est " is known as "présentatif" in French Grammar. It is very useful in introducing nouns, adjectives, pronouns, infinitive forms, adverbs or other statements.
Study the following sentences using " C'est ". In English you may say , " this is".
C'est un roman. -This is a novel.
C'est mon père . - This is my father.
C'est une maison. - This is a house.
C'est un résultat imprévu . - This is an unexpected result.
C'est une grande découverte . - This is a great discovery.
In all the above examples, " C'est " is followed by a noun , of course preceded by articles, adjectives etc.
Now go through the following examples
C'est facile. - This is easy.
C'est difficile . - This is difficult .
C'est génial . - This is nice.
C'est sympa. - This is cool.
C'est super. - This is super.
In the above examples, "C'est" is followed by adjectives.
Observe the following sentences.
C'est moi. - This is me.
C'est lui. - This is him.
C'est elle. - This is her.
C'est eux./ ce sont eux - It is them.
In the above examples, " C'est" is followed by pronouns. Remember they are , " pronom tonique or disjonctif ". You can't say , " c' est Je ". When the pronoun is in plural we can use " ce sont ". But it is not obligatory.
Now observe the following examples.
Partir, c'est mourir. - Leaving , it is dying.
Vivre, c'est agir - Living, it is acting.
In the above examples, " C'est" is followed by an infinitive form of a verb.
C'est bien. This is good.
C'est pire. - This is worse.
In the above examples, " c'est " is followed by an adverb.
C'est ce qui m'intéresse. This is what interests me.
C'est ce que je veux. This is what I want.
C'est ce dont on a besoin. This is what we are in need of.
In the above examples, " C'est " is followed by a statement . Observe the use of " ce qui, ce que and ce dont".
When you read a French text or listen to French programmes, observe how the expression , " C'est " is used in each context.
To be continued.
T K Jayaraman
29/12/2014
Note:
Bonjour à tous et à toutes !
Je vous souhaite une bonne année !
Today I am going to deal with the use of the expression, " C'est " in various ways.
Remember," C'est " is known as "présentatif" in French Grammar. It is very useful in introducing nouns, adjectives, pronouns, infinitive forms, adverbs or other statements.
Study the following sentences using " C'est ". In English you may say , " this is".
C'est un roman. -This is a novel.
C'est mon père . - This is my father.
C'est une maison. - This is a house.
C'est un résultat imprévu . - This is an unexpected result.
C'est une grande découverte . - This is a great discovery.
In all the above examples, " C'est " is followed by a noun , of course preceded by articles, adjectives etc.
Now go through the following examples
C'est facile. - This is easy.
C'est difficile . - This is difficult .
C'est génial . - This is nice.
C'est sympa. - This is cool.
C'est super. - This is super.
In the above examples, "C'est" is followed by adjectives.
Observe the following sentences.
C'est moi. - This is me.
C'est lui. - This is him.
C'est elle. - This is her.
C'est eux./ ce sont eux - It is them.
In the above examples, " C'est" is followed by pronouns. Remember they are , " pronom tonique or disjonctif ". You can't say , " c' est Je ". When the pronoun is in plural we can use " ce sont ". But it is not obligatory.
Now observe the following examples.
Partir, c'est mourir. - Leaving , it is dying.
Vivre, c'est agir - Living, it is acting.
In the above examples, " C'est" is followed by an infinitive form of a verb.
C'est bien. This is good.
C'est pire. - This is worse.
In the above examples, " c'est " is followed by an adverb.
C'est ce qui m'intéresse. This is what interests me.
C'est ce que je veux. This is what I want.
C'est ce dont on a besoin. This is what we are in need of.
In the above examples, " C'est " is followed by a statement . Observe the use of " ce qui, ce que and ce dont".
When you read a French text or listen to French programmes, observe how the expression , " C'est " is used in each context.
To be continued.
T K Jayaraman
29/12/2014
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