No. 5,706 in French
cette
"Cette" means "this" or "that" (feminine singular).
In a sentence
Cette maison est très grande.
This house is very large.
Here, 'cette' is a demonstrative adjective used before 'maison' (a feminine singular noun) to indicate a specific house.
J'aime cette chanson.
I like this song.
'Cette' in this sentence is again a demonstrative adjective that highlights 'chanson' as the specific song being referred to.
Regarde cette étoile.
Look at this star.
In this example, 'cette' is used as a demonstrative adjective to point out 'étoile', emphasizing which star one should observe.
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