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This, that, these, those, etc. (the pointing-out adjectives.) Demonstrative Adjectives (Los adjetivos demostrativos) Demonstrative adjectives point out people and objects Demonstrative adjectives are usually placed before the noun and agree with it in number and gender.

This, that, these, those, etc. (the pointing-out adjectives.) Demonstrative Adjectives (Los adjetivos demostrativos) Demonstrative adjectives point out

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Page 1: This, that, these, those, etc. (the pointing-out adjectives.) Demonstrative Adjectives (Los adjetivos demostrativos) Demonstrative adjectives point out

This, that, these, those, etc. (the pointing-out adjectives.)

Demonstrative Adjectives

(Los adjetivos demostrativos)

Demonstrative adjectives point out people and objects

Demonstrative adjectives are usually placed before the noun and agree with it in number and gender.

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El viejo y el mar

Este libro que yo tengo aquí es una

novela.

esteEste refers to a masculine singular noun that is close to the speaker.

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¡Esta mochila es

muy bonita!

estaEsta refers to a feminine singular noun that is close to the speaker.

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Es de matemática

s.

¿De qué materia es

ese libro que tú tienes allí?

El viejo y el mar

eseEse refers to a masculine singular noun that is farther away from the speaker or closer to a listener.

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Esa mochila no es tan grande

como esta mochila. No, pero es

más barata.

esaEsa refers to a feminine singular noun that is farther away from speaker or close to the listener.

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Estos libros los debo devolver a la biblioteca.

El viejo y el mar

estosEstos* refers to a masculine plural noun that is close to the speaker.

*Notice that the plural of este is estos, not estes.

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estas¿De quiénes

son estas mochilas, me

pregunto?

Estas refers to a feminine plural noun that is close to the speaker.

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¡Sí, mucho!

¡Sí, estos libros son

muy buenos!

El viejo y el mar

¿Esos libros son

interesantes?

esosEsos* refers to a masculine plural noun that is farther away from the speaker or close to the listener(s).

*Notice that the plural of ese is esos, not eses.

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esasEsas

mochilas son suyas, ¿verdad?

Por supuesto

.

Sí, son nuestras.

Esas refers to a feminine plural noun that is farther away from the speaker or close to the listener(s).

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Summary

• Este, esta = this• Ese, esa = that

• Estos, estas = these• Esos, esas = those