1. The sweater (singular) is close to the speaker. The boots (plural) are
Los adjetivos demostrativos Notes #16
What is a demonstrative adjective in English?
Demonstrative adjectives in English are simply the words:
THIS THESE
THAT THOSE
In English we use on of the demonstrative adjectives based on:
How close or far the item is from us
How many items we are talking about
The sweater
(singular) is close
to the speaker.
Look at those boots.
The boots (plural) are
farther away from the
speaker.
This sweater
is on sale.

2. Demonstrative adjectives
In Spanish, as in English, demonstrative adjectives are words that “demonstrate” or “point out” nouns. Demonstrative adjectives precede the nouns they modify and, like other Spanish adjectives you have studied, agree with them in gender and number. Observe these, then study the following chart.
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4. There are three sets of demonstrative adjectives
There are three sets of demonstrative adjectives. To determine which one to use, you must establish the relationship between the speaker and the noun(s) being pointed out.
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5. The demonstrative adjectives este, esta, estos, and estas are used to point out nouns that are close to the speaker and the listener.
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6. The demonstrative adjectives ese, esa, esos, and esas are used to point out nouns that are not close in space and time to the speaker. They may, however, be close to the listener.
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7. The demonstrative adjectives aquel, aquella, aquellos, and aquellas are used to point out nouns that are far away from the speaker and the listener.
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8. Demonstrative pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns are identical to their corresponding demonstrative adjectives, with the exception that they carry an accent mark on the stressed vowel.
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10. ¡Atención! Like demonstrative adjectives, demonstrative pronouns agree in gender and number with the corresponding noun.
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11. There are three neuter demonstrative pronouns: esto, eso, and aquello
There are three neuter demonstrative pronouns: esto, eso, and aquello. These forms refer to unidentified or unspecified nouns, situations, ideas, and concepts. They do not change in gender or number and never carry an accent mark.
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12. Provide the correct form of the demonstrative adjective for these nouns. The first item has been done for you.
la falda / este ____________
los estudiantes / este ____________
los países / aquel ____________
la ventana / ese ____________
los periodistas / ese ____________
el chico / aquel ____________
las sandalias / este ____________
las chicas / aquel ____________
esta falda
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13. este ese aquel This and These have got T’s That and Those no T goes
Los adjetivos demostrativos
In Spanish, demonstrative adjectives have 3 basic forms:
THIS / THESE
(close to speaker)
THAT / THOSE
(not near speaker, but possibly near listener)
(farther from both listener and speaker)
este
ese
aquel
This and These have got T’s
That and Those no T goes
And an A for far away
OJO: Note that there are TWO ways to say THAT/THOSE depending on
the distance of the object from the speaker.

14. este ese aquel esta estos estas esa esos esas aquella aquellos
Los adjetivos demostrativos
Like all adjectives, demonstrative adjectives must match the noun they
accompany in two ways:
Masculine / Feminine
Singular / Plural
Which means that each of our 3 basic demonstratives have four variations!
THIS / THESE
THAT / THOSE
(farther away)
este
ese
aquel
esta
estos
estas
esa
esos
esas
aquella
aquellos
aquellas