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No. 2,770 in French

ci

"Ci" in French means "here" or "this," often used for emphasis or distinction.

In a sentence

  • Voici le livre que je cherchais.

    Here is the book I was looking for.

    The word 'ci' is compound within 'voici', an expression meaning 'here is', used to point out or present something close to the speaker.

  • Les pommes-ci sont meilleures que celles-là.

    These apples are better than those ones.

    The word 'ci' is used as a suffix to specify proximity ('these'), contrasting it with 'là' for distance ('those').

  • Ci-joint vous trouverez le document demandé.

    Attached here you will find the requested document.

    The word 'ci' is used as part of 'ci-joint', meaning 'attached here', commonly utilized in formal written correspondence to include enclosures.

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