Demonstrative pronouns (celui, celle, ceux, celles)

Demonstrative pronouns mean the one or the ones. They replace a noun already mentioned and agree with it:

• celui (masculine singular), celle (feminine singular)
• ceux (masculine plural), celles (feminine plural)

They never stand alone. They are always followed by:

• de: C'est celui de mon frère. (It's my brother's.)
• qui / que / dont: C'est celle dont je t'ai parlé. (She's the one I told you about.)
• -ci / -là: Je prends celle-ci. (I'll take this one.)

Find the noun it replaces and check its gender and number: robe → celle, livres → ceux, photos → celles. A mixed group takes ceux. At the start of a general statement, ceux qui means those who: Ceux qui veulent venir…