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

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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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ChrisC1 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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École est feminin je crois

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

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