Los adjetivos demostrativos

Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives are

words that describe where
certain nouns are located in
relation to the person speaking
and the person listening.

These are used when the

noun is closer to the speaker:
Often indicated by the word..aqu (here)

Singular Object

Plural Object

Masculine

este (this)

estos (these)

Feminine

esta (this)

estas (these)

These are used when the

noun is closer to the listener:
Often indicated by the word..all (there)

Singular Object

Plural Object

Masculine

ese (that)

esos (those)

Feminine

esa (that)

esas (those)

These are used when the noun is

away from both speaker and listener:
Often indicated by the word..all (over there)

Singular Object

Plural Object

Masculine

aquel (that)

aquellos (those)

Feminine

aquella (that)

aquellas (those)

Examples

Esta clase es muy interesante.

This class is very interesting.
Esas chicas son feas.
Those girls are ugly.
Aquel hombre est desnudo.
That guy is naked.

Whereas most adjectives come after the noun in

Spanish, Demonstrative Adjectives always come
before the nouns as in English.

Demonstrative Pronouns
These use the same forms, alone, without
the noun. They are sometimes accentuated:
ste (this one)

se (that one)

aquel (that one)

Unknown Objects....

Esto, eso, aquello are used with an

unidentified object.
Qu es esto?
What is this?
Por qu quieres eso?
Why do you want that?