Los Adjetivos y Pronombres Demostrativos

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Los Adjetivos y Pronombres Demostrativos
(Demonstrative Adjectives Pronouns)
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Los Adjetivos Demostrativos

• Use them to 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.

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Los Adjetivos Demostrativos

• Los adjetivos
• Singular Plural

este esta ese esa aquel aquella
estos estas esos esas aquellos
aquellas
this that that (over there)
these those those (over there)
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Los Adjetivos Demostrativos

• Este libro es fácil.
• This book is easy.
• Esos libros son difíciles.
• Those books are difficult.
• Aquellos libros son aburridos
• Those books (over there) are boring.

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aquel escritorio
esa silla
esta mesa
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aquella pimienta
esa taza
estos cubiertos
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• I want this cup.
• She wants that cup.
• They want those cups over there.

Yo quiero esta taza. Ella quiere esa
taza. Ellos quieren aquellas tazas.

• We prefer these forks.
• You guys prefer those forks.
• But Luis prefers those forks over there.

Nosotros preferimos estos tenedores. Uds.
prefieren esos tenedores. Pero Luis prefiere
aquellos tenedores.
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• This photo is Manuels.
• Who is that girl?
• Those people over there are his siblings.

Esta foto es de Manuel. Quién es esa
chica? Aquellas personas son sus hermanos.

• I have to buy this table cloth.
• No, you should buy that table cloth.
• I think that I like that table cloth over there.

Tengo que comprar este mantel. No, debes
comprar ese mantel. Pienso que me gusta aquel
mantel.
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Los Pronombres Demostrativos

• We can also use these words as pronouns to
  replace a noun. In that case, they have an accent
  mark.

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Los Pronombres Demostrativos

• Los pronombres
• Singular Plural

éste ésta ése ésa aquél aquélla
éstos éstas ésos ésas aquéllos
aquéllas
this (one) that (one) that (one) (over
there)
these (ones) those (ones) those (ones)
(over there)
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Los Pronombres Demostrativos

• Éste es fácil. (el libro)
• This (one) is easy.
• Ésos son difíciles. (los libros)
• Those (ones) are difficult.
• Aquéllos son aburridos (los libros)
• Those (ones over there) are boring.

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aquél
ésa
ésta
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aquélla
ésa
éstos
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Los Pronombres Demostrativos

• To refer to an idea, to an action, or to
  something that has not yet been identified, we
  use the demonstrative pronouns esto, eso, or
  aquello. (This is the neutral gender)
• None of them have an accent mark.
• They are all singular.

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Los Pronombres Demostrativos

• Esto es fácil.
• This is easy.
• Eso es difícil.
• That is difficult.
• Qué es aquello?
• What is that (over there)?

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