1. Capítulo 7A- Apuntes #2
Demonstrative Adjectives

2. Demonstrative Adjectives
to point to things!
*You use demonstrative adjectives
*In English, they are
this, these / that, those
*In Spanish, they are
Este, esta, estos, estas / ese, esa, esos, esas
*In Spanish, they agree with the noun in
and
number
(singular/plural)
gender
(masculine/feminine)

3. NOTE #1:
1). this and these refer to things that are
closer to you
este, esta, estos, estas
2). that and those refer to things that are
farther from you
ese, esa, esos, esas

4. THIS/THESE THAT/THOSE
near you
THAT/THOSE
far from you
this coat
this skirt
that coat
that skirt
these coats
these skirts
those coats
those skirts
este abrigo
ese abrigo
esta falda
esa falda
esos abrigos
estos abrigos
estas faldas
esas faldas

5. Note #2:
1). To help you remember the difference:
closer to you has a : t
este; esta; estos; estas = this/these
doesn’t have the t
farther from you :
ese; esa; esos; esas = that/those
2). Word Clues:
here = (close to you)
there = (far from you)
aqui
allí

6. Práctica
Translate the following and circle all of the demonstrative adjectives:
I prefer to wear these jeans and not those pants to the party.
You (tú) have to buy that t-shirt and this cap for the P.E. class.
They plan to wear this suit and that dress to the school dance.
We want to enter these clothing stores on the first floor here
and not those clothing stores there on the second floor.
Prefiero llevar jeans y no pantalones a la fiesta.
estos
esos
esa
Tú tienes que comprar camiseta y gorra para la clase
de educación física.
esta
Piensan llevar traje y vestido al baile de la escuela.
este
ese
Queremos entrar a tiendas de ropa en la planta baja aqui
y no a tiendas de ropa allí en el primer piso.
estas
esas