Breakdown of Cette chaussure est jaune.
Questions & Answers about Cette chaussure est jaune.
Why do we use cette instead of ce for "this"?
In French, the word for "this" or "that" changes depending on the gender of the noun. Because chaussure (shoe) is a feminine word, we must use the feminine form, cette. If the noun were masculine, we would use ce. Why doesn't the adjective jaune get an extra "e" at the end since chaussure is feminine?
Usually, you add an "e" to a French adjective to make it feminine. However, because jaune (yellow) already ends in an "e" in its standard masculine form, it doesn't change for feminine words. It stays exactly the same! If I want to say "this yellow shoe", where does the word jaune go?
In this sentence, jaune comes after the verb est (is), just like in English. But if you want to say "this yellow shoe" as a single phrase without a verb, color adjectives almost always go directly after the noun in French: cette chaussure jaune. How would I change this sentence to say "these shoes are yellow"?
You would change cette to the plural form ces, add a silent "s" to both chaussure and jaune, and change the verb to sont (are). The plural sentence becomes: Ces chaussures sont jaunes. Learn Cette chaussure est jaune and more in French
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