Why we say in French, “cette école “. Why it is not “cet école”? Because you école start with a vowel.

Bharadwaj n.A1Kwiziq community member

Why we say in French, “cette école “. Why it is not “cet école”? Because you école start with a vowel.

This question relates to:French lesson "Ce/cet/cette and ces = this/that and these/those (French Demonstrative Adjectives)"

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

The noun école is feminine (une école). That's why it requires the feminine version of the demonstrative pronoun: cette école.

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D. A.B2Kwiziq community member

École est feminin je crois

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Bharadwaj n. asked:

Why we say in French, “cette école “. Why it is not “cet école”? Because you école start with a vowel.

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