Adjetivos y pronombres demostrativos

 

Adjetivos demostrativos

Demonstrative adjectives are used to point out people, places and objects: this wine, those tomatoes.

singular plural
masculino Play Audio este pollo Play Audio ese pollo Play Audio aquel pollo Play Audio estos pollos Play Audio esos pollos Play Audio aquellos pollos
femenino Play Audio esta bebida Play Audio esa bebida Play Audio aquella bebida Play Audio estas bebidas Play Audio esas bebidas Play Audio aquellas bebidas

Other examples:

There is no o in the masculine, singular form.

este vs. estos

and

ese vs. esos

Demonstrative adjectives precede the noun they modify and they also agree in number and gender with that noun.

  • The forms of este are used to point out people or objects that are close to the speaker.
  • The forms of ese are used to point out people or objects that are not close to the speaker in space or time.
  • The forms of aquel are used to refer to people or objects that are even farther away.

illustration of woman shopping for fruit at market

Quisiera medio kilo de estas fresas, un kilo de esos plátanos y dos kilos de aquellas patatas.

Pronombres demostrativos

Demonstrative adjectives function as pronouns when the noun they modify is omitted.

They are used to express “this one” or “that one”. To differentiate them from demonstrative adjectives, an accent mark is written on the stressed vowel of the pronoun.

Clarisa ¿Le doy un poco de esta salchicha?
Estéfani No, prefiero ésa.

The neuter forms esto, eso, and aquello have no written accent mark and they are used to refer to as yet unspecified objects, or to a whole idea, concept or situation.

Martha Play Audio ¿Qué es esto?
Thalía Play Audio Es un cangrejo.

 

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