Demonstrative Adjectives Spanish Demonstrative Adjectives Adjetivos Demostrativos

Demonstrative Adjectives Demonstrative adjectives in English are: this, that, these, and those. There are only four in English and 12 in Spanish.

Demonstrative Adjectives este esta ese esa aquel aquella There are 8 in Spanish, because of gender. They come before the noun and they have the same gender and number as the noun they describe. intermediate distance estos estas esos esas aquellos aquellas intermediate distance far away

THIS THESE Singular Plural Masculine Este Estos Femenine Esta Estas Both have “T”s THAT THOSE Singular Plural Masculine Ese Esos Femenine Esa Esas No “T” goes THAT THOSE Singular Plural Masculine Aquel Aquellos Femenine Aquella Aquellas “A” Far Away

This / These Both have “T” Masculine este (singular) this (singular) estos (plural) these (plural) esta (singular) these (singular) estas (plural) these (plural) Femenine

That / Those ese that esos those esa that esas those NO “T” Goes Masculine ese that esos those esa that esas those Femenine

That / Those “A” Far Away Masculine Aquél that Aquellos those Aquella that Aquellas those Femenine

Ejemplos Demostrative Adjective + noun Este lápiz (this pencil) Estos lapices (these pencils) Ese lápiz (that pencil) Esos lápices (those pencils) Aquel lápiz (that pencil) Aquellos lápices (those pencils) ¿Dónde está(n)? aquí ¿Dónde está(n)? ahí ¿Dónde está(n)? allá

¿Dónde esta esto/eso/aquello? Demostrative Adjective + No Noun Neutral Demostrative Adjective witout noun Esto está dentro de la caja (close) This is inside the box Eso está dentro de la caja (intermediate) That is inside the box Aquello está dentro de la caja (far away)

Warm-up A demonstrative adjective is? Word used to point to out specific people or thing (e.g. this)

Near distance Intemediate distance Far away

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