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.

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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.
D. A.B2Kwiziq community member

École est feminin je crois

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

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