Word
Ce jeu est super.
Meaning
This game is great.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ce jeu est super.
Why does it start with ce? Does it mean this or that?
Why is it ce jeu and not cet jeu?
Because jeu is a masculine singular noun that starts with a consonant sound.
You use:
So:
Since jeu starts with the consonant sound j, it takes ce.
In this sentence, super is not directly placed before the noun because it comes after the verb être.
Structure:
So the sentence works like:
This is different from putting an adjective directly before or after a noun inside a noun phrase.
For example:
There, super directly describes jeu inside the noun phrase.
But in Ce jeu est super, it is part of the predicate after is.
A simple pronunciation guide is:
suh zhuh eh soo-pehr
More carefully in IPA, it is approximately:
/sə ʒø ɛ sypɛʁ/
A few pronunciation notes:
Also, in normal speech, French speakers may link words smoothly, but there is no required liaison here between est and super.
It is neutral to informal because of super.
The grammar is completely normal, but super is an everyday, conversational word. In more formal French, you might also hear:
But Ce jeu est super is very natural in speech and casual writing.
Yes. C’est super is extremely common.
The difference is:
So if the game has already been mentioned, French speakers will often simply say C’est super.
Both are correct, but Ce jeu est super names the noun directly, while C’est super is more general.