BEATRIZ JULIANA ROTAVISTA REBOLLEDO

Demonstrative
Adjectives
 WHAT ARE DEMONSTRATIVE
ADJECTIVES?

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES ARE USED TO

DETERMINE THE POSITION OF PEOPLE OR THINGS.
THEY FUNCTION AS DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
WHEN THEY ACCOMPANY THE NOUN.
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THHE
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DEEM
MOON
NSST
TRRA
ATTI
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E A
ADDJ
JEEC
CTTI
IVVE
ESS A
ARRE
E ::

THIS THESE
Este, esta, esto. Estos, estas.

THAT THOSE
Ese, esa, eso aquel,
Esos, esas, aquellos,
aquella, aquello.
aquellas.
EXAMPLES
THIS BOOK IS NEW: THESE RECORDS ARE

VERY GOOD:ESTOS
ESTE LIBROES NUEVO.

DISCOS SON MUY BUENOS.

THOSE WOMEN WORK THAT ROOM IS MINE:

HERE:ESAS MUJERES ESA HABITACIÓN ES

TRABAJAN AQUÍ. MÍA.

 THIS CHAIR, THESE TABLES, THIS GIRL, THAT BOY,
THOSE BOOKS...
ESTA SILLA, ESTAS MESAS, ESTA CHICA, AQUEL CHICO,
ESOS LIBROS...
 2 "This" is used to talk about what is closest to the
speaker and "that" for what is further away. In
Spanish, however, we distinguish three levels and not
two as in English.
3 THEY ARE SOMETIMES
ACCOMPANIED BY THE
PRONOUN ONE (S).
I like this one.

Me gusta éste.

She has chosen those ones.

Ha elegido esos.
1 'Mum, ____ is my friend Peter.' 'Pleased to meet you, Peter.'
that
this
those

2 I bought ____ shoes yesterday.

this
these
that
3 I work in ____ building over there.
that
this
those

4 ____ eggs are boiled, those are fresh.

These
That
This

5 Is ____ coat yours?

This
That
Those