Adjectives and Pronouns By Jami Sipe Demonstratives: Adjectives and Pronouns ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

In Spanish, there are different ways to say “this” or “these”: esta estas este estos ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

masculine singular → este feminine singular → esta masculine plural → estos feminine plural → estas ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

estos libros = these books estas sillas = these chairs Ejemplos: este libro = this book esta silla = this chair estos libros = these books estas sillas = these chairs ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

If the thing you are talking about is a little bit farther away, use one of the Spanish words for “that” or “those”: ese esa esos esas ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

masculine singular → ese feminine singular → esa masculine plural → esos feminine singular → esas ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

ese elefante = that elephant esa rebanada de pan = that slice of bread Ejemplos: ese elefante = that elephant esa rebanada de pan = that slice of bread esos tigres = those tigers esas jirafas = those giraffes ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

If the thing you are talking about is really far away, you say: aquel (masculine singular) aquella (feminine singular) aquellos (masculine plural) aquellas (feminine plural) ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

aquella montaña = that mountain aquellos cocodrilos = those crocodiles Ejemplos: aquel río = that river aquella montaña = that mountain aquellos cocodrilos = those crocodiles aquellas hienas = those hyenas ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

All of these Spanish words for “this,” “that,” “these” and “those” are called demonstratives. este esta ese esa aquel aquella estos estas esos esas aquellos aquellas ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

In the past, you had to add an accent mark if the demonstrative was a pronoun. Ejemplos: Yo quiero este libro. = I want this book. Yo quiero éste. = I want this one. Paco odia esos elefantes. = Paco hates those elephants. Paco odia ésos. = Paco hates those. (the elephants) ↙ ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

Today, it is widely accepted that the accent mark is optional! Woo-hoo! ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

Check Your Knowledge! This book is good. That flower is red. Those guys are weird. (very far away) That girl is tall. (a little bit far away) Este libro es bueno. Esa flor es roja. Aquellos chicos son raros. Esa chica es alta. ©2010 Teacher’s Discovery

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