French Homophones – Ces, Ses, C’est
Homophones are words that sound the same but mean different things.
Ces, Ses, C’est are common French homophones which can easily be mixed up.
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Tip:
A useful way to avoid writing C’est in the wrong place is to ask yourself whether ‘it is’ fits in and makes sense with the rest of the sentence.
Ces
CES = These/those:
Ces is a demonstrative adjective used to describe a plural noun.
E.g. What sort of apples?
These apples – Ces pommes
Those apples – Ces pommes
Ses
Ses is a Possessive Adjective
Ses = His/Her/Its + a plural noun.
(Like all French adjectives, possessive adjectives agree with the noun they refer to).
E.g: Whose/What sort of parents?
Her parents – Ses parents
Whose/What sort of cousins?
His cousins – Ses cousins
C’est
C’est comes from Ce + est
Ce is a demonstrative adjective
C’est = It is, this is, that is
C’est = Ce + est
Eg: C’est un petit oiseau – It is a little bird
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DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES:
Ce = This/That + masculine noun
Cet = This/That + masculine noun beginning with a vowel
Cette (f) = This/That + feminine noun
Ces = These/Those + all plural nouns
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Video Transcript
C’est un jour important!
Ces parents s’inquiètent!
C’est la maman.
Cette maman s’inquiète …
C’est le papa!
Ce papa s’inquiète …
Qu’est-ce qui se passe?
Leur oisillon apprend à voler. (Leur = Their)
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
C’est leur petit!
Il ne bouge pas …
Ses parents s’inquiètent!
Cet oiseau est dangereux!
Que fait ce petit?
C’est incroyable ..!
Ce petit dort!
Cet oiseau regarde.
Heureusement le petit se réveille …
Quoi? Qu’est-ce que c’est?
Oh! Il faut s’échapper!
Ce petit a fait peur à ses parents!
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