Is it still considered general when the adjective is followed by "here", why does this not revert back to the normal agreement rules?
The use of "here"
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The use of "here"
This question relates to:French lesson "Standalone adjectives after c'est are always masculine"
Asked 4 years ago
«ici» is an adverb, invariable and does not change agreement. In this context (c'est . . ) 'stand-alone adjective', the subject of the verb -est - is the indefinite pronoun 'ce' and 'takes masculine gender' for grammatical purposes, even if the subject noun it represents is known to be feminine. Hence the adjectives in the construct also take masculine form. Adverbs do not change.
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