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Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns - Adjetivos y Pronombres Demostrativos

Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns (Adjetivos y Pronombres Demostrativos)

Beginning III

19. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns (English)

This lesson includes information on:

Demonstrative Adjectives
Demonstrative Pronouns
Related Vocabulary

1. Demonstrative Adjectives - In Spanish, one uses “this/these” (este/estos/estas/esta) when things are close to the person speaking. “That/those” (ese/esos/esa/esas) are used when things are close to the person who is listening. “That/Those over there” (Aquel/aquellos/aquella/aquellas) are used when things are far from both people.

Spanish	English
Este/a	This
Estos/as	These
Ese/a	That
Esos/as	Those
Aquel/aquella	That (over there)
Aquellos/as	Those (over there)
Esta silla es comfortable.	This chair is comfortable.
Esa planta es bonita.	That plant is beautiful.
Aquel hotel es nuevo.	That (over there) hotel is new.

2. Demonstrative Pronouns - When the Demonstrative Adjective is used as a pronoun it is referred to as a Demonstrative Pronoun. Demonstrative Pronouns are spelled the same but include an accent to indicate the difference.

Demonstrative Pronouns are masculine or feminine depending on the noun they are modifying. If the noun is neutral (neither masculine or feminine) then the Demonstrative Pronoun ends in "o" and they do not take an accent (e.g., esto, eso, aquello).

Demonstrative Pronouns are also used to indicate former (forms of aquél) and latter (forms of ésto and éso).

Spanish	English
Éste/a/o	This one
Ése/a/o	That one
Aquél/aquélla/aquéllo	That one (over there)
Éstos/as	These ones
Ésos/as	Those ones
Aquéllos/aquéllas	Those ones (over there)
Esta silla es comfortable y aquella también.	This chair is comfortable and that one is too.
Esa planta es bonita y ésa es también.	That plant is beautiful and that one is too.
Aquel hotel es nuevo y aquél es viejo.	That (over there) hotel is new and that one (over there) is old.
Yo prefiero aquél y ella prefiere eso.	I prefer the former and she prefers the latter.

3. Related Vocabulary

Spanish	English
Adjetivos Demostrativos	Demonstrative Adjectives
Este/a	This
Estos/as	These
Ese/a	That
Esos/as	Those
Aquel/aquella	That (over there)
Aquellos/as	Those (over there)
Esta silla es comfortable.	This chair is comfortable.
Esa planta es bonita.	That plant is beautiful.
Aquel hotel es nuevo.	That (over there) hotel is new.
Pronombres demostrativos	Demonstrative Pronouns
Éste/a/o	This one
Ése/a/o	That one
Aquél/aquélla/aquéllo	That one (over there)
Éstos/as	These ones
Ésos/as	Those ones
Aquéllos/aquéllas	Those ones (over there)
Esta silla es comfortable y rsto es también.	This chair is comfortable and that one is too.
Esa planta es bonita y ésa es también.	That plant is beautiful and that one is too.
Aquel hotel es nuevo y aquél es viejo.	That (over there) hotel es new and that one (over there) is old.
Yo prefiero aquél y ella prefiere eso.	I prefer the former and she prefers the latter.

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19. Adjetivos y Pronombres Demostrativos (en español)

Esta lección incluye información sobre:

Adjetivos Demostrativos
Pronombres Demostrativos
Vocabulario Relacionado

1. Adjetivos Demostrativos - En español, se usa este/estos/estas/esta cuando las cosas están cerca de la persona que habla. Ese/esos/esa/esas se usa cuando las cosas están cerca de la persona que escucha. Aquel/aquellos/Aquella/Aquellas se usan cuando las cosas están lejos de las dos personas.

Español	Inglés
Este/a	This
Estos/as	These
Ese/a	That
Esos/as	Those
Aquel/aquella	That (over there)
Aquellos/as	Those (over there)
Esta silla es comfortable.	This chair is comfortable.
Esa planta es bonita.	That plant is beautiful.
Aquel hotel es nuevo.	That (over there) hotel is new.

2. Pronombres Demostrativos - Cuando el adjetivo demostrativo es usado como pronombre se llama pronombre demostrativo. Pronombres demostrativos tienen la misma ortografía pero incluyen un acento para indicar la diferencia.

Pronombres demostrativos son masculinos o femeninos dependiendo en el sustantivo que modifican. Si el sustantivo es neutral (ni masculino ni femenino) el pronombre demostrativo termina en "o" y no lleva acento (esto, eso, aquello).

Pronombres demostrativos son usados para indicar "former" (aquél) y "latter" (esto y eso).

Español	Inglés
Éste/a/o	This one
Ése/a/o	That one
Aquél/aquélla/aquéllo	That one (over there)
Éstos/as	These ones
Ésos/as	Those ones
Aquéllos/aquéllas	Those ones (over there)
Esta silla es comfortable y esto es también.	This chair is comfortable and that one is too.
Esa planta es bonita y ésa es también.	That plant is beautiful and that one is too.
Aquél hotel es nuevo y aquél es viejo.	That (over there) hotel is new and that one (over there) is old.
Yo prefiero aquél y ella prefiera eso.	I prefer the former and she prefers the latter.