pronoun

celle-ci

this one

C'est une expression utilisée pour montrer ou désigner une chose proche dont on parle déjà.

"Celle-ci" is a French demonstrative pronoun phrase that translates to "this one" in English, used to refer to a feminine singular noun close to the speaker.

Meaning and Usage:

"Celle": means "the one (feminine singular)".
"-ci": is a suffix meaning "this", indicating something near the speaker.

Together, "celle-ci" means "this one (feminine singular)".

Example:

Je préfère celle-ci plutôt que celle-là.
(I prefer this one rather than that one.)

This contrasts with:

"celle-là" — meaning "that one" (feminine singular), indicating something far from the speaker.

Parts:

"Celle": demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular form of "celui/celle/ceux/celles" (demonstrative pronouns meaning "this one/that one" in gender and number).
"-ci": demonstrative suffix, meaning "here" or "this".

Synonyms and Related Words:

"Celui-ci": masculine singular, "this one" (masculine).
"Celles-ci": feminine plural, "these ones" (feminine).
"Celle-là": feminine singular, "that one" (at a distance).
"Celle" alone, without suffix, means "the one" but does not indicate proximity.

Antonyms:

"Celle-là": direct antonym indicating "that one" (feminine singular, farther away).
More generally, the opposite of "this one" would be "that one."

Summary:

"Celle-ci" is a feminine singular demonstrative pronoun meaning "this one," used to identify or specify a nearby feminine noun.
It is made up of "celle" (the feminine demonstrative pronoun) + "-ci" (indicating closeness).
It is often used to distinguish between two or more feminine items.