Los demostrativos

Los Adjetivos Demostrativos

Point out persons, places or things relative to the position of the speaker – distance from the speaker.

They always agree in number and gender with the noun they modify.

Always come in front of the noun.

Los adjetivos

• We use these adjectives to describe things in relationship to the speaker.

• In English we use:

• This/these (Close to the speaker)

• That / those (farther from the speaker)

• Remember: (in Spanish) This and these have the T’s, That and those don’t

Los adjetivos

SingularSingular PluralPlural

Los Adjetivos Demostrativos

este esta

estos estas

“this” “these”

ese esa

“that”

“those”

esos esas

aquellos aquellas“those” (over there)

Far away

“that” (over there)

Far away

aquel aquella

Remember: This and these have T’s, That and Those don’t!

Los adjetivos

Este / estos (cerca)

Esta / estas

Ese / esos (un poco lejos)

Esa / esas

Aquel / aquellos (mas lejos/ el pasado)

Aquella / aquellas

Los adjetivos

• Like all adjectives los adjetivos demostrativos must agree in gender and number with the noun they are descibing

Esta mesa

Esos libros

Aquellas casas

You try…• ______ mesa (este)

• ______ liquidación (ese)

• ______ letrero (aquel)

• ______ pantalones (este)

• ______ camisa (ese)

• ______ anteojos (este)

• ______ chaquetas (aquel)

• ______ zapatos (este)

• ______ mochila (ese)

• ______ manzana (aquel)

esta

esa

aquel

estos

esa

estos

aqeullas

estos

esa

aqeulla

Now, translate your answers to English!•esta mesa

•esa liquidacion•aquel letrero•estos pantelones •esta camisa•estos anteojos•aquellas chaquetas•estos zapatos•esa mochila•aquella manzana

Los Pronombres Demostrativos

Demonstrative pronouns are formed the same as demonstrative adjectives, except they get an extra accent over the first e.

Demonstrative pronouns translate to this one, that one, or that one (over there)

Tengo este libro, pero prefiero ése. (I have this book, but I prefer that one)

Me gusta esta casa, pero me gusta más aquélla. (I like this house, but I really like that one- over there)

NOTE: There is never a noun after a demonstrative pronoun!!

• ___________ libro que yo tengo aquí es diferente que ________ libro que tú tienes en la mano.

• ___________ casa que vimos ayer era muy grande.

Los pronombres demostrativos

• There is also a pronoun form which, like all pronouns, takes the place of the noun.

• These differ from the adjectives in that the all have accent marks on the e

éste

éstos

ése

ésos

Aquél

aquéllos

ésta

éstas

ésa

ésas

Aquélla

aquéllas

Neutral

• The pronoun form only has a neutral form to express the unknown or an idea:

• (these do not require accents)

• Esto

• Eso

• Aquello

(libro) éste

(Manzanas) ésas

¿? aquello

Location Adverbs

• To point out where something is use the adverbs:

Aquí / acá

(right here) / (over here)

Allí / allá

(there specific) / (there general)