An adjective describes a noun. A demonstrative adjective describes which noun you are referring to

Demonstrative AdjectivesAn adjective describes a noun. A

demonstrative adjective describes which noun you are referring to.

Demonstrative Adjectives In vocabulary

3 degrees of distance

• Near• Far• Very far

Near: This, These

Singular Plural

M este estos

F esta estas

Far: That, Those

Singular Plural

M ese esos

F esa esas

Very Far: That, Those Over There

Singular Plural

M aquel aquellos

F aquella aquellas

Placement: The demonstrative adjective replaces

the articles (the, a, some) in front of the noun it describes.

• This pencil este lápiz• That pencil ese lápiz• Those pencils over there aquellos lápices

Pausa: What is a

demonstrative adjective?

Why are there three different types of demonstrative adj?

What do the “Near” demonstrative adj mean in English?

What do the far demonstrative adj. mean in English?

What do the very far demonstrative adj mean in English?

Why are there four different adjectives for each distance?

Práctica: This movie theater That movie theater That movie theater

over there

These monitors Those monitors

over there Those monitors

Este cine Ese cine Aquel cine

Estas pantallas Aquellas pantallas

Esas pantallas

Indirect Object Pronouns (IOP)

An IOP replaces who the verb