Demonstrative pronouns in French exercises. Demonstrative pronouns in French

Pronouns are a fairly common part of speech used to build a sentence. One of the types of pronouns are demonstrative pronouns.

French demonstrative pronouns are used to distinguish a particular subject from others, as well as to determine its features or quantitative characteristics, to replace the corresponding noun. This group includes such pronouns as celui (this or that), ce (this), celui-ci (this), celui-là (that), cela (this, that), ceci - this, etc. Depending on from inclination, they are declinable (they agree with the noun in gender and number) and indeclinable.

The demonstrative pronoun celui (masculine) has the following forms:

• Celle - this, that (feminine)
• Ceux - these (masculine and feminine or masculine plural),
• celles - these (feminine plural).

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Usually it is not translated into Russian, or it is translated by means of the word it replaces, depending on the situation and context.

For example:

celui que vous voulez visiter - the one you want to visit.

Celle que je cherche longtemps is the one I've been looking for for a long time.

Les revue hebdomadaires arrivent ici le soir et ceux quotidiennes le matin - weekly magazines come here at night, and daily magazines in the morning. (as we can see, in the 2nd part, the noun “journals” replaced by the demonstrative pronoun is missing).

Often this demonstrative pronoun French is used in set phrases or phrases, in particular, in proverbs or business phrases used in official documents, and therefore loses its direct meaning. The most common such phrases are the following:

ceux de l'âge - the same age, peers,

parmi ceux-ci citons - from this number it is necessary to highlight,

celui la en vaut quinze! - this is class! Just wonderful!

selon celle des dates qui survienne la première - whichever comes first.

The French demonstrative pronoun celui-ci is also used to indicate the pronoun “this”, (celle-ci is this, celles-ci is these (feminine is implied), ceux-ci (either masculine or feminine and masculine are implied together), and to denote the pronoun "that" - celui-là. Having forms similar to the above pronoun, namely celle-là - that, celles-là - those, ceux-là - those. These pronouns can be used in a sentence independently, as well as to indicate closer to the speaking object or object.For example:

Ceux-ci se levent, ceux-là se couchent - these get up, they fall asleep.

Il ne s'attendait pas voir à celle-là was something he didn't expect to see.

Also one of the most widely used demonstrative pronouns is the pronoun ce - this, that which retains its form regardless of gender and number. It is used both on its own (for example, ce me semble que je dois le dire - I think I need to tell him about it), and in constructions or sentences with être, most often to enhance emphasis (c'est le travail qu' il doit faire demain - this is the work he must do tomorrow), in stable phrases (for example, si ce n'est - except for, ce n'est pas de refus - an expression of his consent to something, compte tenu de ce qui précède dans le texte - taking into account everything stated above in this document). This pronoun is also used in the formation of complex interrogative pronouns or interrogative particles in French, for example: Qu'est-ce que nous faisons? - what are we doing? Le soleil brille n'est-ce-pas? The sun is shining, isn't it?

The pronoun ceci is this, cela is that, ça is most often used as a subject, the exception in this case is the verb être, with which they are not used, as well as to replace the previous phrase, phrase or sentence, or simply in set phrases. For example:

ceci n'est pas négociable - not subject to discussion (consideration),

cela ne fait rien - no need to worry about anything!

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DEMONSTRATIFS - LES PRONOMS DÉMONSTRATIFS

Demonstrative pronouns are independent words. They replace nouns denoting objects and persons, take their gender and number, and have the meaning of indicative.
Demonstrative pronouns can be masculine or feminine, singular or plural.
Along with this, there are neuter demonstrative pronouns that do not change and have the general meaning of this.
Among the demonstrative pronouns, there are simple forms and complex , including adverbial particles ci and la .

Forms of demonstrative pronouns:

Singular			Plural
Neuter gender	masculine	Feminine	masculine	Feminine
se- This ceci- This cela- This ca- then	celui- this that celui-ci- this celui-la- that	celle- this, that celle-ci- this celle-la- that	ceux- these, those ceux-ci - these ceux la- those	cells- these, those celles-ci- these cells-la- those

Pronoun ca is a shortened form of cela. Particles ci and la are attached to the forms of the masculine and feminine by means of a dash, and with the forms of the middle gender they are written together.

Simple forms of demonstrative pronouns ( celui, celle, ceux, celles) are never used in isolation. They are always accompanied by defining or clarifying words that can be expressed:
a) by a subordinate attributive clause:

- Donne moi le livre. Lequel? Celui qui est sur la table.(= ce livre qui est sur la table).

- Ceux qui veulent, peuvent rester.

b) an addition with a preposition de:

- Couvre la table! - Celle de la cuisine? - Non, celle de la salle à manger.
- Lay the table. - Is the table in the kitchen? - No, the table is in the dining room.

- J'ai rendu à la bibliothèque mes livres et ceux de ma sœur.
I returned my books and my sister's books to the library.

complex shapes demonstrative pronouns (with particles ci and la ) are independent and are used independently, without complementary words.
When opposing two objects (persons) ci indicates a closer item, a la - to a more remote one. At the same time, the concepts of “near” and “remote” refer both to space (an object located closer or farther from the speaker) and to time (the object mentioned first ( celui-la ) or last ( celui-ci ) in the flow of speech:

- Quel gâteau est-ce que tu preferes? Celui-ci ou celui-la?
- What kind of cake do you prefer? This or that?

- Marie et Jeanne sont mes amies. Celle-ci (Jeanne) est toujours gaie, celle-là (Marie) est toujours triste.
Maria and Zhanna are my friends. Jeanne is always cheerful, and Maria is always sad.

When it comes to a single subject to be highlighted, can be used as celui-ci , and celui-la . The distinction between them is blurred:

- Ce livre est trop difficile pour vous, prenez plutôt celui-là (celui-ci).
- This book is too difficult for you, better take this one.

In meaning the last one (ce dernier ) is used celui-ci:

- L'enfant a regardé le père. Celui-ci etait serieux.
The child looked at his father. He was serious.

demonstrative pronoun se is a function word and is used:
a) before the verb être (also in combinations pouvoir être , devoirêtre ) as a subject:

- C "est ma voisine.
- Ce sont mes amis.
- Ce sera difficile.
- Ce doit être interesting.

Note!
With other verbs, se in the subject function is usually replaced by an independent pronoun cela, ceci, ça .
Compare:

- C'est interesting.
- Cela(ceci, ça) ne m'intéresse pas.

b) with relative pronouns ( qui, que, quoi, dont ), introducing a subordinate clause:

- Ce qui se passe est étrange.
- What's happening is strange.

- Ecoutez ce que je vous dis.
- Listen to what I tell you.

- Ce dont vous parlez ne m'intéresse pas.
- What you're talking about doesn't interest me.

Independent pronouns ceci, cela, ça can replace nouns-objects and whole sentences. They are used with various verbs as subject and object:

- Ceci est un secret. - It's a secret.
- Prenez ceci.- Take this.
- Cela est étrange. - This is strange.
- Je pense toujours à cela. - I think about it all the time.

If pronouns ceci and cela opposed to each other, then ceci means This , a cela - then .

- Ceci est beau et cela est laid. - This is beautiful, but that is ugly.

If these pronouns are used separately, they are both equivalent and have the same meaning. Pronoun ceci used much less frequently than cela :

- Cela (ceci) m'étonne.- This surprises me.

Pronoun ca used mainly in colloquial language:

- Comment ça va? - How are you?

- Tu es contre? - Je n'ai pas dit ça.- Are you against it? - I didn't say that.

Application in French:
"LES PRONOMS DÉMONSTRRATIF"

ICI? LA?

Quel pantaloon?	Celui-ci ou celui-la ?	Quelle jupe?	Celle-ci ou celle-la ?
Quels pantaloons?	Ceux-ci ou ceux-la?	Quelles jupes?	Celles-ci ou celles-la?

• construction

Les pronoms demonstratifs peuvent s "utiliser avant un pronom relatif ou une préposition:

Je voudrais essayer la jupe qui est en showcase. → Je voudrais essayer celle qui est en showcase.
La region où je suis né s "appelle le Poitou.→ Celle où je suis ne...
Les livres de Paul sont ici. → Ceux de Paul sont ici.
Le vase en → Celui en verre est plus joli que l "autre.

• Le pronom neutre

Vous prenez ceci?

Ca va! Ça marche! Je prends ca. Ca?

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LE TIEN EST RAVISSANT !
Elodie: Mon mobile ne marche pas, tu peux me prêter le tien? Oh, qu "est-ce qu" il est joli! Le mien est un vieux model...
Catherine : Celui-ci aussi est un vieux modele. Celui-la, en revanche, est plus recent.
Elodie: Tu as deux mobiles? !
Catherine: Non, celui-ci est à moi, mais celui-là est à Jérôme. Le sien est vraiment tres sophistiqué.
Elodie: Tu as vu le dernier modele, celui qui est tout petit? On dirait un bijou...
Catherine: Ah oui, c "est celui qui est dans la vitrine de la boutique, au coin, là-bas.
Elodie: Quelle boutique Ah oui, celle ou on vend des objets de luxe...

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Philippe: L "appartement des Blanchet, c" est celui qui a un balcony?
Noel: Non, celui-la, c "est celui des Mercier. Celui des Blanchet est à l "étage au-dessus.
Philippe: Il doit être plus grand quele tien, non?
Noel: C "est difficile à dire. Les deux appartements sont différents. Le leura une forme plutôt carrée, alors que le mien est tout en longueur, comme tous ceux qui sont au deuxieme étage.
Philippe: C "est comme le nôtre, alors...

UN BUFFET DANS LE JARDIN:
Francoise: Michel, tu me passes mon assiette, s "il te plaît?
Michel: C "est celle-ci ?
Francoise: Non, celle-ci, with "est celle de Gilles. La mienne, c "est celle qui est à côté du plat, là-bas!
Michel: Moi, je ne sais plus où j "ai mis la mienne! J" ai pris celle de Claire par erreur...
Francoise: Et ce verre à moitié vide, il est à qui? C "est celui de Paulette?
Michel: Non, le sien est là, à côté de ceux de Pierre et Sarah.
Francoise: Quelle pagaille, mes amis!
Gilles: II y a une voiture qui gêne, devant la grille. C "est celle de Pierre et Sarah, non?
Michel: Mais non, la leur est rouge. Je crois que c "est la nôtre ... Je vais aller la changer de place.
Gilles: En attendant, je vais prendre un peu de vin, de celui-ci! A la vôtre!

Pronouns…

In the case of French pronouns, these tricky words can drink a lot of blood - in some cases it is extremely difficult to remember which pronoun replaces what, and in what order the pronouns follow each other within the same sentence. How to understand all these "he", "us", "to her", "for them" in French?

In this article, we have compiled a clear, concise and complete instruction on how to get rid of repeated nouns in a sentence and use pronouns to give your speech a true French idiomatic.

• Unstressed personal pronouns

Personal pronouns always agree in gender and number with the person or thing they replace in the sentence. These pronouns may look insignificant and tiny, but they instantly give sentence structure completeness and conciseness and show that you understand how a French phrase is built according to the laws of the language.

1) Personal pronouns that replace the subject

You came across these pronouns right away in your first French lesson, because without them it is impossible to form a single sentence, and it is on them that the form of the conjugated verb depends. So, the pronouns that stand in the sentence in place of the subject:

1 l. units hours - je/j'- I
2 l. units hours - tu- you
3 l. units hours - il/elle/on- he she
1 l. pl. hours - nous- we
2 l. pl. hours - vous- you, you
3 l. pl. hours - ils/elles- they

Jacques etait en retard. - il etait en retard. ( Jacques late. - He late).

2) Pronouns that replace the direct object

Je t'aime! Tu m'aimes! - I love you! You love me!

Well, we started, right? These two phrases are known to 99% of everyone who is not indifferent to French, but we just have to figure out that they contain pronouns that replace direct objects.

So, first of all, consider all the pronouns of this group:

1 l. units hours - me/m'- me
2 l. units hours - te/t'- you
3 l. units hours - le/la/l'- his her
1 l. pl. hours - nous us
2 l. pl. hours - vous- you
1 l. pl. hours - les- them

We remind you that truncated forms of pronouns (j’, m’, t’, l’) are placed when the word following it begins with a vowel or silent “h”.

Je mange le gateau. - Je le mange. (I eat cake. - I his eat.)

Tu aimes les films francais. - Tu les aimes.(You love French films. - You them love.)

Attention: A pronoun always agrees in gender and number with the noun it replaces. Yes, you have to keep an eye on this, but that's French.

3) Pronouns replacing indirect object

1 l. units hours - me/m'- to me
2 l. units hours - te/t'- you
3 l. units hours - lui- to him to her
1 l. pl. hours - nous- us
2 l. pl. hours - vous- to you
2 l. pl. hours - leur- them

As you can see, these pronouns are similar to those that replace the direct object, but they perform a different function - they replace the noun in the sentence, which is used with a preposition.

Attention: the pronoun system differs in the forms of 3 l. units hours and 3 liters. pl. hours: direct objects are replaced by le/la/les, indirect additions - on lui/leur.

Examples to see this in practice:
Je demand a ma mere.- Je lui demande. (I ask my mother. - I ask her).
Je donne le cadeau aux enfants. - Je le leur donne. (I give a gift to children. - I give his them.)

Don't worry about two pronouns in a row in the last sentence just yet - there's a great hack at the end of this article on how to remember the correct pronoun order in a sentence.

How do you know when to use one pronoun and when to use another? Look for an offer. If the noun is preceded by a preposition, it is definitely an indirect object.

4) Personal stressed pronouns

It is quite possible that the stressed pronoun was the first French word in your life - you could, for example, in response to the question “Qui est là?” answer "Moi!".

These pronouns perform different functions and are used in a large number of constructions. Most often they appear in a sentence when it is necessary to place a logical stress on the subject:

1 l. units hours - moi
2 l. units hours - toi
3 l. units hours - lui/elle/soi
1 l. pl. hours - nous
2 l. pl. hours - vous
3 l. pl. hours - eux/elles

In total, there are 11 ways to use stressed pronouns in a sentence, let's focus on the most common ones:

• After C'est or Ce sont.
  C'est toi qui laves la salle de bain. - You clean the bathroom.
• When there are several subjects in a sentence - a noun and a pronoun or two pronouns.
  Michel et moi avons fait du shopping. Michelle and I went shopping.
• When a question is asked.
  Je suis content, et toi? - I'm happy, and you?
• After suggestions.
  Chez lui, sans elle- at his house, without her
• in comparative designs.
  Nous sommes plus rapides qu' eux. We are faster than them.
• When indicating ownership.
  Cette tarte est a elle. This cake belongs to her.

Everything, you can get out of the blow and move on to the most interesting.

5) Reflexive pronouns

Let's finish talking about personal pronouns on reflexive pronouns and those verbs with which they are used. To everyone whose native language is Russian, reflexive verbs seem redundant and illogical. But in French they are common, and if you forget about the reflexive particle, you can completely distort the meaning of the whole sentence.

Me, te, se, nous, vous, se- reflexive pronouns that are part of reflexive verbs:

se laver - to wash
se casser - break (some part of the body)
s' habiller - to dress

Pronouns change in person and number during verb conjugation:
Je me lave.
Tu te laves.
il se lave.
nous nous lavons.
Vous vous lavez.
Ils se lavent.

Probably, for the first time, you can feel like a complete idiot, saying out loud nous nous lavons, but reflexive pronouns always agree with the subject in gender and number, and in some cases there is such a funny coincidence in forms.

• Impersonal pronouns

6) Non-personal pronouns that act as the subject

Ce, il- analogues of the impersonal "it" in English. In general, they are interchangeable, but ce more often used in informal communication.

Examples:
il est possible que… - It is possible that…
C'est moi. - It's me.
il est nouveau. - It's new.
C'est fini! - It's finished!

7) Relative pronouns

These pronouns act as a link between the main and subordinate clauses in the composition of a complex sentence. A total of 5 relative pronouns, each with its own precisely limited scope of use.

The pronoun replaces the direct object in the subordinate clause. In function and usage, it can be compared with "that" in English, their fundamental difference is that the English "that" in a sentence can often be omitted, while the French "que" must be present in the sentence. Compare for yourself:

Où est la chose que j'ai achetee hier? Where is the item I bought yesterday?

The pronoun replaces the subject in the subordinate clause and in some cases resembles the English "who":

Je voudrais un prof qui donne pas de devoirs. - I would like to study with a teacher who does not give homework.

However, the pronoun qui can also apply to inanimate objects:

Cependant, le prof donne des devoirs qui nous aident à apprendre. - However, the teacher gives us homework that helps us learn.

In the last example qui refers to a noun devoirs(homework).

• Lequel/Laquelle/Lesquels/Lesquelles

These beautiful and melodic pronouns replace indirect objects with a preposition.

Attention: if the noun denotes a person, you must use the combination "preposition + qui».

french lequel in some cases it can be similar to the English "which":

Je n'ai pas lu la letter a laquelle tu as repondu. - I didn't read the letter you replied to.

• Don't

For indirect objects with a preposition de French has a separate pronoun dont, which can be compared with the English "whose" or "that".

It is often used in sentences with a prepositional verb such as Parler de(talk about something) avoir besoin de(to need something) or avoir peur de(to be afraid of something).

For example:

Le pronom dont j'ai peur! - suggestion, whom I'm afraid!

This pronoun indicates a place in space and is often the same as the English "where":

C'est la où j'ai mange hier. - That's where I ate yesterday.

Interestingly, the pronoun où can also indicate a time circumstance:

Mercredi, c'est le jour où je pars. - Wednesday is the day I leave.

8) Adverbial pronouns

To our luck, French, generous with pronouns, in this case was limited to only two - y and en.

Y à + noun, while en replaces a noun in combination de + noun.

These pronouns are both extremely important and are used in virtually every phrase. You could already remember some set phrases in which these pronouns are present: il y a...(analogue of the English "there is") or J' en ai un(I have one]). Let's see where else they live.

Let's start with examples:

Je voudrais aller a Paris. - Je voudrais y aller. (I would like to go to Paris. - I would like to go there.)

Il pense a l'éte dernier. -Il y pense. (He thinks about last summer. - He thinks about him.)

This pronoun can also replace a whole sentence, which is introduced using the preposition à :

Je pense à ce que j'ai lu. -J' y pense. (I think about what I read. - I think about it.)

Attention: at this stage, pronouns are already easy to get confused. Y used instead of a noun in combination à + inanimate noun. Don't confuse it with lequel, which is used as an allied word, or with lui/leur, which replace the indirect object expressed by an animate noun denoting a person.

Again, examples first:

Ma mere prepare des pates. - Ma mere en prepare. (Mom is cooking pasta).

Pronoun en can also act as a substitute for a noun in the combination "numeral / adverb of quantity + noun":

Il a beaucoup de bonbons. -Il en a beaucoup. (He has a lot of sweets. - He has them lot.)
Elle a deux liveries.-Elle en a deux. - She has two books. - She has them two.

Attention: pronoun en should always be used when talking about the amount of something. So, you can't say J'ai un.In this form, it will at best be regarded as the beginning of a sentence J'ai un…livre. To say "I have one", you need to insert a pronoun en: J'en ai un.

9) Indefinite pronouns

autres- other
chacun, chacune- each, each
certain, certaine- some, some
plusieurs- many, many
quelqu'un- anyone
tout- all
tous, toutes- all

Attention: Most indefinite pronouns are combined with a verb in the form of 3 l. units h.

LIFE HACK!

As promised, we show a way to correctly arrange pronouns in a sentence. Do you know the French children's song "Frère Jacques"? Whenever you think where to put le, And where to - lui sing to the tune of the song:

me, te, nous, vous
me, te, nous, vous
le, la, les
le, la, les
lui, leur
lui, leur
y
en
y
en

Now you can easily give out furious turns at first glance like “ Je le lui ai donne!

Inflected pronouns

simple shapes

singular		plural
m.r.	zh.r.	m.r.	zh.r.
celui	celle	ceux	cells
Celui qui arrivera le premier aura un cadeau. - The one who comes first will receive a gift.	Je prefère la voiture de Camille à celle de Jean. - I like Camila's car more than Jean's car.	Ceux qui sont venus partent ce soir. - Those who came leave in the evening.	Celles avec le chien sont mes copines. - Thosewithdoggy- mygirlfriends.

Never used in isolation. After them, be sure to follow t

1) participle:

Voici son dessin, voici celui realise par mon fils. - Here is his drawing, here is the one my son made.

2) addition with suggestion(most often de).

The demonstrative pronoun used in sentences of this type is usually not translated into Russian. Instead, the same noun is repeated that was replaced by a pronoun in the French sentence:

Les chaussures de Michel sont noires, celles de Victor sont jaunes. - Michel's black boots, boots Victor - yellow.

3) relative clause:

Je vous présente ceux qui ont triomphé ce matin.- I present to you those,who won this morning.

complex shapes

Used on their own.

singular		plural
m.r.	zh.r.	m.r.	zh.r.
celui-ci	celle-ci	ceux-ci	celles-ci
celui-la	celle-la	ceux-la	celles-la
Celui-la, on ne peut jamais compter sur lui. - This one can never be counted on.	Quelle voiture preferes-tu? Celle-ci où celle-la? - What car do you like? This one or that one?	Les Durand et les Ivanov ont passé trois semaines au chalet de ceux-ci. - The Durans and Ivanovs spent three weeks in the latter's chalets.	Parmi toutes les peintures, pourquoi a-t-il choisi celles-ci? - Why did you choose these among all the pictures?

Particles ci and là indicate the remoteness of an object / person in space and time. Ci indicates what is closer in space, or replaces the noun that was mentioned last (in comparisons or homogeneous members of a sentence). La- what's next or mentioned before:

Prenez celui-ci! - Take this one!(whichever is closer).

Prenez celui la! - Take that one!(what's next).

Marie et Anne travaillent bien, mais celle-ci est plus appliquée. - Marie and Anna study well, but the latter (Anna) is more diligent.

Invariable pronouns

1. Ce (c’) - “this”

Used assubject with the verb être, for example, in the case of selection, when the following follows:

1. relative pronoun (qui, que, dont, ...):

C' est la fille dont je t'ai parle. - This is the girl I told you about.
Ce sont les artistes que nous avons vus au theater. - These are the artists we saw in the theatre.

2. subject expressed by a noun:

Ah, c'est beau, l'amour! - Oh, it's beautiful, love!

Ce sont and c'est are used before the names of professions and nationalities when representing strangers:

Ce sont des étudiantes. - These are students.
C' est un chanteur. - This is a singer.
Ce sont des Espagnols. - These are the Spaniards.

In the case when acquaintances are introduced, personal pronouns are used:

Elles sont étudiantes. - They are students.
Robert? il est chanteur. - Robert? He is a singer.
Olga est espagnole. - Olga is Spanish.

2. Ceci, cela, ça - "this"

- Used as a subject with all verbs except être; and also as an addition or nominal part of the predicate:

Cela semble normal. - This seems normal.
Votre chat available ceci dans la gorge, dit le vétérinaire en montrant une grosse boule de fil. - Your cat had it in her throat,” the vet said, holding up a large ball of thread.
Elle sait conduire. Sans cela, elle ne pourrait pas réussir à faire tout ce qu'elle fait. - She knows how to drive a car. Without this, she would not be able to do everything that she does.

- Cela replaces a previous suggestion or idea; ceci - introduces the idea that will follow this statement:

On t'a dit que j'etais malade.<- Cela est absolute faux. - You were told that I was sick. It is not true.

Je vais te dire ceci. -I'm going to tell you this.

- Cela denotes a more distant object; ceci - closer:

Vu d'ici, celaest un animal et non une plante. -And from here it looks like an animal, not a plant.

Ceciest un vase précieux, pas un jouet.-This is a precious vase, not a toy.

- Ça replaces cela and cecispoken, but rarely used in writing:

Manger en class, ca ne se fait pas. - You can't eat in class.

- with a verb être cela may be replaced by ce:

Cen'est pas tres gentil de ta part. -This is not very good of you.

Demonstrative are not only adjectives, but also pronouns. Demonstrative pronouns are used when you need to replace a noun that has already been discussed. They can be simple or complex.

Simple demonstrative pronouns and their use in speech

Consider simple pronouns:

Simple demonstrative pronouns are never used in isolation. These pronouns are always followed by:
1. word with a preposition de. Je prefère la maison de Camille à celle de moi.“I like Camille's house better than mine.
2. a new sentence as part of a complex one. Voilà celui que je voulais voir. This is the one I wanted to see.

Compound demonstrative pronouns and their use in speech

As for complex forms, they are used independently.

Note that complex shapes differ from simple ones by adding particles. "ci" and "la", which indicate the remoteness of an object or person in space or time. "ci" indicates what is closer or replaces the noun that was mentioned last. "LA" denotes what is next or mentioned before. Let's look at a few examples:
Ce sont des livres. Celui-ci est neuf, celui-la est vieux.- These are books. (masculine in French). This one is new and that one is old.
Quelle est ta maison? Celle-ci ou celle-la?- What is your house? This one or that one?

Invariable demonstrative pronouns and their use in speech

All of the above pronouns are inflected, but there are also those that do not. You are already familiar with one invariable pronoun - this is the pronoun "ce" in circulation "c'est". Also invariable pronouns are cela(then), ceci(This), ca. They replace not individual words, but ideas and even whole sentences.
J'aprecie cela- I appreciate it.
Es tu contre? - Je n'ai pas dit ça.- Are you against it? - I didn't say that.
Je vais faire ceci.- I'm going to do it.

"Ca" used in colloquial speech and "ceci" and "cela" if used in the same sentence, they form a contrast: parler de ceci et de cela- to talk about that, about it.

Tasks for the lesson

Exercise 1. Enter the correct pronoun.
1. (this) est beau et (that) est laid. 2. Quelle tarte est-ce que tu preferes? (this) ou (that)? 3. Ce livre est (that) dont je t'ai parle. 4. Voici ma chambre et voilà (this one) de ma sœur. 5. Cette bicyclette n'est pas nouvelle, prends (that). 6. J'ai rendu à la bibliothèque mes livres et (these) de mon frère. 7. (This is) est un secret. 8. Il pense toujours à (vol.).

Answer 1.
1. ceci, cela 2. celle-ci, celle-là 3. celui 4. celle 5. celle-là 6. ceux 7. ceci 8. cela