Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative Adjectives Demonstrative adjectives are adjectives because they describe the relative position of a person or object. In English, we have 4: this, that, these, and those. This shirt is pretty. These pants are too big. That boy is handsome. Those shoes are cute.

Demonstrative Adjectives There are 12 in Spanish. We use aquel to point out something or someone that is far from both you and the person you are speaking to. Aquel means “that one over there.” They come before the noun and they have the same gender and number as the noun they describe.

Demonstrative Adjectives Masculine Singular Feminine Singular Masculine Plural Feminine Plural this este esta these estos estas that ese esa those esos esas that over there* aquél aquella those over there* aquellos aquellas

Singular este vestido this dress esta blusa this blouse ese suéter that sweater esa sudadera that sweatshirt aquél libro that book over there aquella puerta that door over there

Plural estos vestidos these dresses estas blusas these blouses esos suéteres those sweaters esas sudaderas those sweatshirts aquellos libros those books over there aquellas puertas those doors over there

Esa casa Esta casa Aquella casa

That house This house That house over there

Let’s try it! Picture Signs Exercise Act. 19, p. 114

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