cet vs c’

Excellent observation — and you're right to question that!

Let’s clarify: “cet” vs “c’”

These are completely different:

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1. “cet”

• ✅ It’s a demonstrative adjective, meaning “this” or “that”.
• It is used before a masculine noun starting with a vowel or mute h.

🔹 Example:

• cet avion → this plane
• cet homme → this man

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2. “c’”

• ✅ It’s a contraction of “ce” used before a verb starting with a vowel or silent “h”.
• It’s part of a subject pronoun like “c’est” (it is / this is).

🔹 Examples:

• c’est un avion → it’s a plane
• c’est incroyable → that’s incredible

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Compare in context:

• C’est cet avion que j’ai vu. → It’s this plane that I saw.
  • “c’” = “ce” + “est” (subject)
  • “cet” = demonstrative adjective for “avion”

So:

• ❌ C’ avion — incorrect, because “c’” is not used like “cet.”
• ✅ Cet avion — correct (demonstrative adjective)

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