Los Adjetivos Demostrativos

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Los Adjetivos Demostrativos
(Demonstrative Adjectives)
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Los Adjetivos Demostrativos

• 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.

Este is masculine,singular
Este is masculine,singular
Esos is masculine,pl.
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aquel escritorio
(aqueldistance)
(that desk)
esa silla
(that chair)
esta mesa
(this table)
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aquella pimienta
(that, distance)
esa taza
(that)
estos cubiertos
(these)
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1. I want this cup.
2. She wants that cup.
3. They want those cups over there.

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

1. We prefer these forks.
2. You guys prefer those forks.
3. But Luis prefers those forks over there.

Nosotros preferimos estos tenedores. Vosotros
preferís esos tenedores. Pero Luis prefiere
aquellos tenedores.
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1. This photo is Manuels.
2. Who is that girl?
3. 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.
• 5,No, you should buy that table cloth.
• 6.I think that I like that table cloth over there.

(over thereclue)
Tengo que comprar este mantel. No, debes
comprar ese mantel. Pienso que me gusta aquel
mantel.