Hi guys,
I still don't get it.. I thought you could use c'est if after you have un, une, le, la, les, des. Then, why people use c'est ma mère instead of elle est ma mère ? Thank you
Hi guys,
I still don't get it.. I thought you could use c'est if after you have un, une, le, la, les, des. Then, why people use c'est ma mère instead of elle est ma mère ? Thank you
Hi Jorge,
With people, you cannot say il /elle est ... or ils/elles sont ...
It has to be c'est or ce sont
e.g.
C'est ma mère
C'est mon oncle
C'est mon frère
C'est ma tante
Ce sont mes cousins
C'est Mme Dupont
C'est Sylvie
etc.
Hope this helps!
This is a question that comes up a lot. You may want to browse the discussion at the end of the lesson. I bet the answer is already given several times. If not, please feel free to come back and ask again.
To be clear - it is il/elle {être} (article) noun, and ils/elles {être} (article) noun, that can’t be used (rare exceptions as always).
Il/Elle {être} adjective and ils/elles {être} adjective are regularly used.
The link below is useful:
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/cest-vs-il-est/Don't have an account yet? Join today
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