ce
/sə/
this, that
Ce livre est intéressant.
This book is interesting.
general
Masculine demonstrative determiner before a consonant: this, that.
Ce livre est intéressant.
This book is interesting.
Forms: ce (masc. + consonant), cet (masc. + vowel), cette (fem.), ces (plural).
general
Demonstrative pronoun used with être: this is, that is, it is.
C'est mon frère.
This is my brother.
Ce sont mes amis.
These are my friends.
C'est is invariable: always ce + est, never elle est for identifying things.
Word Origin
From Latin ecce (behold) + iste (this).
Usage Notes
Ce + noun needs -ci or -là to mark this vs that: ce livre-ci (this book), ce livre-là (that book).
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais