Impersonal Pronouns, Demonstrative Pronouns, Impersonal Verbs, And An Introduction To The Word Que

Front 1

What part of speech is "ce" and what does it mean?

Back 1

It is a demonstrative pronoun that means "it" or "this" and occasionally "he" or "she"

Front 2

How is "ce" often used?

Back 2

As the subject of "etre" to form common phrases (eg., c'est = it is, he is, she is, etc)

Front 3

What part of speech is "ceci" and what does it mean?

Back 3

It is a demonstrative pronoun that refers to something close to the speaker and is translated as "this" or "this here"

Front 4

What part of speech is "cela" and what does it mean?

Back 4

It is a demonstrative pronoun that refers to somthing at a distance from teh speaker and is translated "it" or "that" or "that there" or "that over there"

Front 5

What part of speech is "celui" and what does it mean?

Back 5

It is a demonstrative pronoun that means "that (one)" or "the one (that...)"

Front 6

What are the four different forms of celui (for different numbers and genders"

Back 6

masc sing. "celui"; masc pl. "ceux"; fem sing. "celle"; fem p. "celles"

Front 7

What do these demonstrative pronouns (celui, ceux, etc) mean when followed by the relative pronouns "qui" or "que"?

Back 7

he who, she who, the one who, etc.

Front 8

What are the suffixes that can be added to the demonstrative pronouns and what do they mean?

Back 8

"ci" (here); and "la" (there)

Front 9

What part of speech is "il" and what does it mean?

Back 9

It is a personal pronoun that means "it" and is followed by impersonal verbs.

Front 10

What are impersonal verbs?

Back 10

Verbs used only in the third person singular (or, occasionally, in the infinitive) and are accompanied by "il"

Front 11

What does "il y a" mean and what form does it always take?

Back 11

It means "there is" or "there are." It always takes the singular, though can be translated as singular or plural.

Front 12

What is the infinitive of "il y a"?

Back 12

"il y avoir"

Front 13

What does "il faut" mean and what form does it always take?

Back 13

It means "it is necessary" and is always in the third person singular.

Front 14

When accompanied by an indirect object pronoun, such as "il me faut," how is it translated?

Back 14

"I have to"

Front 15

What happens when "il faut" is followed by a noun or a noun phrase?

Back 15

The noun becomes the subject of "il faut"

Front 16

define: il s'agit de

Back 16

it has to do with, it concerns, it regards

Front 17

define: il s'agissait de

Back 17

it had to do with, it concerned, it was regarding

Front 18

define: il paraît que

Back 18

it seems that, rumor has it

Front 19

define: il paraissait que

Back 19

it seemed that

Front 20

define: il vaut

Back 20

it is worth

Front 21

define: il valait

Back 21

it was worth

Front 22

define: il semble que

Back 22

it seems that, it appears that

Front 23

define: il semblait que

Back 23

it seemed that

Front 24

define: il se peut que

Back 24

it is possible that

Front 25

define: il se pouvait que

Back 25

it was possible that

Front 26

define: il reste ______

Back 26

____remains; or, There remains ________

Front 27

define: il restait ________

Back 27

______ remained; or, There remained _________

Front 28

What are three uses, and meanings, of "que"

Back 28

1. As a subordinate conjunction, meaning "that"

2. as a relative pronoun, meaning "that, which, or whom"

3. as an interrogative pronoun, meaning "what?"

Front 29

What part of speech is "qui" and what does it mean?

Back 29

relative pronoun; it means "that, which, or who"