Ce sac est gros.

to be

Breakdown of Ce sac est gros.

• ce: this
• le sac: the bag
• gros: big; fat

Questions & Answers about Ce sac est gros.

What does ce mean here, and why isn’t it cet or cette?

Ce means this (or sometimes that, depending on context).

In Ce sac est gros, sac is a masculine singular noun, so ce is the correct demonstrative adjective.

The forms are:

• ce
  • masculine singular noun beginning with most consonants
    
    • ce sac
• cet
  • masculine singular noun beginning with a vowel or mute h
    
    • cet homme
• cette
  • feminine singular noun
    
    • cette table
• ces
  • plural noun
    
    • ces sacs

So it is ce sac because sac is masculine singular and starts with s.

Why is it sac and not un sac or le sac?