Demonstrative Adjectives
In English the demonstrative adjectives are used to indicate specific items. Instead of refering to "the sweater", we can point out one particular sweater by saying "this sweater" or "that sweater". The words "this" and "that" function here as demonstrative adjectives (i.e. they are demonstrating or indicating nouns.)
The demonstrative adjectives serve the same purpose Spanish: este suéter "this sweater" or ese suéter "that sweater".
The demonstrative adjectives serve the same purpose Spanish: este suéter "this sweater" or ese suéter "that sweater".
But they are demonstrative adjectives! This means like all other adjectives in Spanish they must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.
Additionally, Spanish has an extra demonstrative adjective to indicate items located physically farther away from you. In other words, Spanish has an equivalent to "this" and to "that", but also has "that one over there."
Close to the speaker
| singular | plural | ||
| Masculine | este (this) | estos (these) | |
| Feminine | esta (this) | estas (these) |
Away from the speaker
| singular | plural | ||
| Masculine | ese (that) | esos (those) | |
| Feminine | esa (that) | esas (those) |
Far from the speaker
| singular | plural | ||
| Masculine | aquel (that) | aquellos (those) | |
| Feminine | aquella (that) | aquellas (those) |
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Vocabulary
Exercises with Spanish Demonstrative Adjectives
ADJETIVOS DEMOSTRATIVOS
Category: General Spanish