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| ce | ça / cela | il or ce |
| être + noun, adverb, adjective | with any other verbs | with addition of a that-phrase ce and il are possible |
| C' est étonnant. It is astonishing. |
Ça ne lui plait pas. Cela ne leur plait pas. This does not please them. |
Il est évident, qu' il a volé l'argent. It is obvious that he has stolen money. |
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| Ç' a été étrange. This has been strange. |
Ça ne fait rien. Cela ne fait rien. That does not matter. |
C' est évident, qu' il a volé l'argent. It is obvious that he has stolen money. |
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| Ça ne l' interesse pas. Cela ne l' interesse pas. This does not interest him. |
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| il | on |
| no risk of mix with a male third person singular |
mix up with male third person singular possible |
| Il faut le faire avant minuit. One has to do it before midnight. |
On doit aller à l' école. One has to go to school. |
| Il est inutile de lui dire ça. It is useless to tell him this. |
On peut lui donner de l'argent. One can give him money. |
| On ne sait jamais. (On sait jamais) One never knows. |
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