French Grammar – Those money exchanges are bad 🇫🇷

Adjectives

French demonstrative adjectives
this / that these / those
masculine ce ces
masc + vowel cet ces
feminine cette ces

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Ces

Exchanges-plural so use ces.

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____ échanges d’argent sont mauvais.

The correct French word to fill in the blank is “ces,” which translates to “those” in English. In the sentence “____ échanges d’argent sont mauvais,” we are referring to specific money exchanges that have already been mentioned, thus we use “ces” to mean “those” as we are talking about particular exchanges, not exchanges in a general sense.

In French, “ce,” “cet,” “cette,” and “ces” are demonstrative adjectives used to point out specific things or people. The choice between them depends on the gender and number of the noun they are modifying, as well as the noun’s initial sound:

1. “Ce” is used before masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant, e.g., “ce livre” (this book).
2. “Cet” is used before masculine singular nouns starting with a vowel or mute ‘h’, e.g., “cet homme” (this man).
3. “Cette” is used before all feminine singular nouns, e.g., “cette femme” (this woman).
4. “Ces” is used before all plural nouns regardless of gender, e.g., “ces livres” (these books), “ces femmes” (these women).

The word “échanges” is plural, and since “argent” does not affect the choice of the demonstrative adjective used with “échanges” (the gender and number of “argent” are not relevant here), “ces” is the appropriate word to use. Hence, the correct sentence is “Ces échanges d’argent sont mauvais.”

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