Demonstrative adjectives are the Spanish equivalent of the words this, that, these and those, they go before the noun and they have to match with the gender of the word.
| MASCULINO | FEMENINO | NEUTRAL | TRANSLATION |
| Este | Esta | Esto | This |
| Estos | Estas | Estos | These |
| Ese | Esa | Eso | That |
| Esos | Esas | Esos | Those |
| Aquel | Aquella | Aquello | That (far) |
| Aquellos | Aquellas | Aquellos | Those (far) |
Uses:
- Este, esta, estos y estas
They are used when the object is near to the person speaking. (Intermediate distance between the listener and the speaker.)
Examples:
Este es mi carro nuevo.
Estos son mis pantalones.
- Ese, esa, esos y esas
They are used when the object is near to the listener. (Intermediate distance between the listener and the speaker.)
Examples:
Esa taza que tienes en tu mano es muy bonita.
Ese anillo que usas es muy caro.
- Aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas
They are used when the object is far from the person speaking and listening.
Examples:
Aquellos hombres, dentro del carro, son de Inglaterra.
Aquellas mujeres en el salón son maestras.
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