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Understanding Spanish Demonstrative Adjectives: This, That, These, and Those

In Spanish, demonstrative adjectives are essential for describing people and things. Unlike English, which has only four (this, that, these, those), Spanish has eight forms, reflecting gender and number. These adjectives precede the nouns they modify and align with the gender of the noun. Use "este" (this, masculine), "esta" (this, feminine), "estos" (these, masculine), and "estas" (these, feminine) for objects close to the speaker. Conversely, use "ese" (that, masculine), "esa" (that, feminine), "esos" (those, masculine), and "esas" (those, feminine) for objects farther away.

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Understanding Spanish Demonstrative Adjectives: This, That, These, and Those

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  1. Page 332Realidades 1 Demonstrative Adjectives

  2. Demonstrative Adjectives • Adjectives describe people and things. • Demonstrative adjectives in English are: this, that, these, and those. There are only four in English

  3. Demonstrative Adjectives • There are 8 in Spanish, because of gender. • They come before the noun and they have the same gender and number as the noun they describe.

  4. Singular • este vestido this dress • esta blusa this blouse • ese suéter that sweater • esa sudadera that sweatshirt

  5. Plural • estos vestidos these dresses • estas blusas these blouses • esos suéteres those sweaters • esas sudaderas those sweatshirts

  6. Demonstrative Adjectives • Use este, esta, estos and estas when an object is located next to the speaker (aquí). • Use ese, esa, esos, and esas when the object is located away from the speaker (allí). Ejemplo: ¿Prefieres estacamisa azul (aquí) or esacamiseta roja (allí).?

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