ce

Meaning

Det

this, that

Pron

1. (feminine, masculine, singular, singular-only, subjective) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below)
2. (feminine, masculine, subjective) he, she, it, this, that
3. (archaic, feminine, masculine, subjective) it, this, that

Concepts

this

that

it

🇮🇹

another

other

this one

those

that over there

Common era

tonight

Christian era

EC

these

the

Synonyms

cette

cet

ces

cela

ceci

ça

le

celui-là

cettes

celui-ci

celle

celui

1️⃣

il

👨

elle

👩

autre

actuel

cette … ci

ce dernier

celle-là

ce soir

courant

de notre ère

là

lui

ce ci

en question

bce

christian era

common era

current era

ce … ci

Translations

este

questo

dieser

aquest

deze

aquel

hic

ese

este

dat

aquell

dieses

jenes

diese

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: -

Inherited from Old French: cel

Inherited from Old French: cest

Inherited from Old French: ço

In summary

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French cel, cil, from Vulgar Latin *ecce ille. See also celui, derived from the oblique cases of the same.
The inflected forms continue Old French cest, cist, from Vulgar Latin *ecce iste.

Sentences

Ce nouvel espace pourrait offrir au personnel .

This new space could offer staff.

Ce dernier représente le visage du Christ .

The latter represents the face of Christ.

Il est crucial de réussir dans ce domaine sans attendre .

It is crucial to succeed in this area without delay.

De nombreux amateurs sont tombés dans ce piège .

Many amateurs have fallen into this trap.

Il gagne par disqualification un match face à ce dernier .

He wins by disqualification a match against the latter.

Pendant ce temps , Oz et Cordelia sont partis chercher Giles.

Meanwhile, Oz and Cordelia went to get Giles.