Demonstrative Adjectives

and Pronouns
Page 229 – Chp. 5 – Realidades 3
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Pronouns
• Remember that you use demonstrative
adjectives to point out people or things
that are nearby and farther away.
• A demonstrative adjective always comes
before the noun and agrees with it in
gender and number.
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Pronouns
• Me gusta mucho trabajar en este centro
recreativo.
• I really like to work at this recreation
center.
• ¿Quién donó esa comida?
• Who donated that food?
• Voy a ayudar a aquellos pacientes.
• I´m going to help those patients.
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Pronouns
• Demonstrative adjectives can also be
used as pronouns to replace nouns.
• To distinguish them from demonstrative
adjectives, they have a written accent.
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Pronouns
• Me es imposible trabajar para este
candidato, pero me encantaría trabajar
para ése.
• It´s impossible for me to work for this
candidate, but I would love to work for
that one.
• ¿Ves esas bolsas? Por favor, recoge
ésa, pero no recojas aquélla.
• Do you see those bags? Please pick up
that one, but don´t pick up that one
over there.
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Pronouns
• To refer to an idea, or something that
has not been identified, use the
demonstrative pronouns esto, eso, or
aquello.
• None of these has an accent mark.
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Pronouns
• Esto es injusto. • This is unfair.

• Me encantaría • I would love

eso. that.

• ¿Qué es
aquello? • What is that
(over there)?
This and These (close to you)

Adjectives
Este (this) estos
(these)
Esta (this) estas
(these)

Pronouns
Éste (this one) éstos (these
ones)
Ésta (this one) éstas (these
 That and Those (closer to the
person you are talking to)
Adjectives
Ese (that) esos (those)
Esa (that) esas (those)

Pronouns
Ése (that one) ésos (those
ones)
Ésa (that one) ésas (those
ones)
 That and Those Over There
(far from both of you)
Adjectives
Aquel (that over there) Aquellos (those over
there)
Aquella (that over there) Aquellas (those over
there)

Pronouns
Aquél (that one over there) Aquéllos (those ones over
there)
Aquélla (that one over there) Aquéllas (those ones over
there)