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The Adjetivo demostrativo is used to聽modify a noun so that we know exactly which one is being referred to. Learn about the Spanish demonstratives este, ese and aquelUnlike English, Spanish has three sets of demonstrative adjectives, which agree in gender and number with the noun they modify, therefore there are 12 demonstrative adjectives聽in total. Este / esta / estos / estas = this / theseDemonstrative adjective聽 Masculine FeminineSingular聽 estethis estathisPlural estosthese estasthese Read and listen to these examples: Me encanta este libro de Miguel Delibes.I love this book by Miguel Delibes. ¿Vas a comprar esta falda?Are you going to buy this skirt? ("You" singular informal) Mis amigos quieren comer estos chocolates.My friends want to eat these chocolates. No necesito estas sillas ahora.I don't need these chairs now. In the examples above, este, esta, estos and estas are translated as this and these and they all refer to nouns in聽near proximity compared to the speaker. Ese / esa / esos / esas = that / those聽Demonstrative adjective聽 Masculine FeminineSingular聽 esethat esathatPlural esosthose esasthose Read and listen to these examples: Los montañeros se perdieron en ese monte.The mountaineers got lost in that mountain. Elisa durmió en esa cama.Elisa slept in that bed. Esos viajes son un poco caros.Those trips are a bit expensive. No entiendo esas palabras en inglés.I don't understand those words in English. In the examples above, ese, esa, esos and esas are translated as that and those and they all refer to: 1. objects/people that are near the listener (not the speaker) 2. objects/people that are far from the speaker (medium distance) Aquel /聽aquella / aquellos / aquellas = that (over there) / those (over there)Demonstrative adjective聽 Masculine FeminineSingular聽 aquelthat (over there) aquellathat (over there)Plural aquellosthose (over there) aquellasthose (over there) Read and listen to these examples: ¿Ves aquel avión en el cielo?Do you see that plane in the sky (over there)? Aquella fotografía antigua del pueblo era preciosa.That old photograph (over there) of the town was lovely. Prefiero aquellos lápices de colores.I prefer those coloured pencils (over there). María olvidó aquellas chaquetas en el tren.María forgot those jackets (over there) on the train. In the examples above, aquel, aquella, aquellos and聽aquellas are translated as that (over there) and those (over there) and they all refer to a聽further distance聽from聽the speaker. Bear in mind that although demonstrative adjectives are used generally to denote physical things/people, they can also be used to refer to abstract things or ideas. In these cases which demonstrative adjective we use depends on how "near" or "far" we feel from these abstract things or ideas.Have a look at these examples: ¿Recuerdas ese viaje tan bonito que hicimos hace dos años?Do you remember that lovely journey we took 2 years ago? ¿Recuerdas aquel viaje tan bonito que hicimos hace 2 años?Do you remember that lovely journey we took 2 years ago?The speaker feels "closer" to the trip on the first sentence while on the second the speaker sees it as a more "far away" idea, but they are both referring to the same trip. So, using聽ese or聽aquel is sometimes subjective. Remember that in Spanish there are 3 distances when using demonstrative adjectives! In English we only have 2: near and far. So the third one聽(aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas)聽is generally translated as聽"that/those over there".See also Using aqu铆, ah铆 and all铆 = here and there in Spanish. Want to make sure your Spanish sounds confident? We鈥檒l map your knowledge and give you free lessons to focus on your gaps and mistakes. Start your Braimap today 禄 Find your Spanish level for FREETest your Spanish to the CEFR standard Find your Spanish levelLearn more about these related Spanish grammar topicsAdjetivo demostrativo |
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