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Ce type de voiture est cher.

Ce type de voiture est cher.
This type of car is expensive.
From Lesson 88:Knowing facts vs. familiarity (savoir, connaître)·French

Questions & Answers about Ce type de voiture est cher.

Why is it cher and not chère, since voiture is a feminine word?
Even though voiture is feminine, the adjective cher describes the word type (type), which is masculine. The sentence is saying that the type is expensive, so the adjective must agree with type.
Why do we use ce instead of cette at the beginning?
The word ce means this or that. We use the masculine form ce because it goes with type, which is a masculine noun. If we were pointing directly to the car, we would use the feminine form and say cette voiture.
Why do we use de voiture instead of de la voiture?
After expressions of category or kind, like un type de (a type of) or une sorte de (a sort of), French drops the article (le, la, or les). You just use de followed directly by the noun.
Can I make voiture plural and say Ce type de voitures?
Yes, you can. Both the singular and plural are correct here and mean the exact same thing. Just remember that even if you add an s to voitures, the verb and adjective must stay singular (est cher) because they still agree with the singular noun type.

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